Donnie Wahlberg

Birth Name:

Donald Edmond Wahlberg

Birth Place:

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack, Producer, Director, Writer

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

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