Donnie Wahlberg Biography

Fast Facts

• He has supported the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Entertainment Industry Foundation and KaBOOM! charities
• Began his career as an actor with a role in 1996 urban crime drama "Bullet․"
• Became the first member of the boy band New Kids on the Block in 1984
• Quote: "No role was handed to me because I was a New Kid․ I had to really fight hard and work hard to earn the industry's respect․ I was determined to stick with it long enough, and I did, until the breaks came․"
• Quote: "That family dinner scene was the main reason I did 'Blue Bloods' ․․․ When I saw how it would be in every episode, I got hooked, because that is a slice right out of my real life ․․․ That scene takes me right back to my childhood and feels so real․"
• Best known for his role as Vincent Grey in "The Sixth Sense," Danny Reagan in "Blue Bloods" and Eric Matthews in the "Saw" film series
• In 2002, he read author Chuck Hogan's "Prince of Thieves: A Novel" for the book's audio release
• Was a producer and co-writer for his brother Mark's hip-hop group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
• While his role in "The Sixth Sense" was originally intended for a teenager, he impressed director M․ Night Shyamalan during a meeting and received the part