The Lead Brother

Good acting often comes from real life experience, and in Mark Wahlberg’s case, he has plenty of real life experience. At the young age of 14, Wahlberg dropped out of high school and lived the life of a drug dealer. He would soon commit assault on two men and be sentenced to jail. It is there that he decided to turn his life around and become one of the most diverse actors in Hollywood.

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Simply put, Wahlberg can seemingly play every role in the acting industry. However, some of his best stem from his drug dealing and altercation filled past. In his role in the movie Contraband, he actually plays a world class international smuggler. Wahlberg’s knowledge of dealing and drugs allow this movie to come to life. His tough guy with a bad attitude role is similar to the one that he would have projected onto the streets during his dealing days.

He was cast into a similar role in the movie Four Brothers. Here he plays a feared and convicted felon who along with his brothers are determined to avenge the death of their mother who was shot in cold blood. This role would have hit Wahlberg close to come. In real life he was the youngest of 9 children and he was a convicted man. However, his experience is what makes this particular movie incredible.

Now as mentioned before, Wahlberg doesn’t just play the bad guy drug dealer role. He can play everything from being a football player to a cop and even to a loving teddy bear owner.

One of Wahlberg’s earlier roles was based on the true story of football player Vince Papale in the movie Invincible. Here Wahlberg showcased his ability to play a more serious role. Through his acting dedication, he makes it seem as if he has been playing football all his life, and he truly becomes invested in the team.

From here he would go on to show that he can also play the role of the good guy in The Departed. He plays a detective determined to take down a mob boss at whatever cost. This role was different in that Wahlberg wasn’t the center of attention. He had a supporting cast with the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon. However, this did not limit his acting abilities. He actually was nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

Next, Wahlberg took over the comedy industry with movies like Ted and the Other Guys. In Ted, Wahlberg’s entire role is based on acting alongside a supposed real life teddy bear. This obviously has its challenges. Nevertheless, Wahlberg was able to turn the movie into a masterpiece.

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More recently, Wahlberg has starred in Lone Survivor as war hero Marcus Luttrell and as Cade Yeager as the lead role in the 4^th Transformers movie. Lately, he has even been producing some of his own movies and showing that he can truly do it all in the movie industry. He is making new experiences for himself that are turning him into an acting legend.