Red Carpet Flashback! 25 Years of Mark Wahlberg

  • <p>Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch were just coming off their hit single “Good Vibrations.” Wahlberg is seen here with his big brother Donnie at the MTV Rock 'n Jock Basketball in Los Angeles on January 9, 1991. (Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)</p>
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    MTV Rock ‘n Jock Basketball (1991)

    Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch were just coming off their hit single “Good Vibrations.” Wahlberg is seen here with his big brother Donnie at the MTV Rock 'n Jock Basketball in Los Angeles on January 9, 1991. (Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

  • <p>Then a Calvin Klein underwear model, Wahlberg appeared at a signing of his new book, photographed by Lynn Goldsmith, in Los Angeles on February 14, 1993. (Photo: Barry King/WireImage)</p>
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    ‘Marky Mark’ Book Signing (1993)

    Then a Calvin Klein underwear model, Wahlberg appeared at a signing of his new book, photographed by Lynn Goldsmith, in Los Angeles on February 14, 1993. (Photo: Barry King/WireImage)

  • <p>Wahlberg made his big screen debut in the Penny Marshall-directed comedy <i>Renaissance Man</i> in the summer of 1994. (Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage)<br></p>
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    ‘Renaissance Man’ Premiere (1994)

    Wahlberg made his big screen debut in the Penny Marshall-directed comedy Renaissance Man in the summer of 1994. (Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage)

  • <p>A basketball fanatic, Wahlberg’s next role was starring alongside pal Leonardo DiCaprio in the drama <i>The Basketball Diaries</i>, which premiered in New York in 1995. (Photo: Rose Hartman/Getty Images)</p>
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    ‘The Basketball Diaries’ Premiere (1995)

    A basketball fanatic, Wahlberg’s next role was starring alongside pal Leonardo DiCaprio in the drama The Basketball Diaries, which premiered in New York in 1995. (Photo: Rose Hartman/Getty Images)

  • <p>Wallberg hit the big time playing porn star Dirk Diggler in Paul Thomas Anderson’s acclaimed drama <i>Boogie Nights</i>. (He got almost as much attention for his performance as he did for his prosthetic enhancement in the film.) He posed with costar Julianne Moore at the Los Angeles premiere on October 15, 1997. (Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage)</p>
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    ‘Boogie Nights’ Premiere (1997)

    Wallberg hit the big time playing porn star Dirk Diggler in Paul Thomas Anderson’s acclaimed drama Boogie Nights. (He got almost as much attention for his performance as he did for his prosthetic enhancement in the film.) He posed with costar Julianne Moore at the Los Angeles premiere on October 15, 1997. (Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage)

  • <p>Walberg posed backstage with another singer–turned–actress, Jennifer Lopez, on September 7, 1998. (Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)</p>
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    MTV Video Music Awards (1998)

    Walberg posed backstage with another singer–turned–actress, Jennifer Lopez, on September 7, 1998. (Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

  • <p>George Clooney posed backstage at the ShoWest convention with Wahlberg in Las Vegas on March 19,1999. The actors would costar in two films together in the next two years: <i>Three Kings </i>and <i>The Perfect Storm</i>.</p>
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    ShoWest (1999)

    George Clooney posed backstage at the ShoWest convention with Wahlberg in Las Vegas on March 19,1999. The actors would costar in two films together in the next two years: Three Kings and The Perfect Storm.

  • <p>Wahlberg – sporting long hair for his upcoming film <i>Rock Star</i> – posed in Berlin with his <i>Three Kings</i> costars Ice Cube and Clooney on February 10, 2000. (Photo: Franziska Krug/Getty Images)</p>
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    ‘Three Kings’ Berlin Premiere (2000)

    Wahlberg – sporting long hair for his upcoming film Rock Star – posed in Berlin with his Three Kings costars Ice Cube and Clooney on February 10, 2000. (Photo: Franziska Krug/Getty Images)

  • <p>Joaquin Phoenix chatted with his <i>The Yards</i> costar at the premiere of their crime movie at the Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2000. (Photo: Getty Images)<br></p>
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    Cannes Film Festival (2000)

    Joaquin Phoenix chatted with his The Yards costar at the premiere of their crime movie at the Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2000. (Photo: Getty Images)

  • <p>At the premiere of the<i> Planet of the Apes </i>reboot, Wahlberg posed with Charlton Heston, who starred in the original 1968 film. (Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage)</p>
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    ‘Planet of the Apes’ Premiere (2001)

    At the premiere of the Planet of the Apes reboot, Wahlberg posed with Charlton Heston, who starred in the original 1968 film. (Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

  • <p>Wahlberg starred in the remake of the heist film <i>The Italian Job</i> with actress Charlize Theron. The two appeared together at the French premiere at the Deauville Film Festival on September 12, 2003. (Photo: Tony Barson/WireImage)<br></p>
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    ‘The Italian Job’ Premiere (2003)

    Wahlberg starred in the remake of the heist film The Italian Job with actress Charlize Theron. The two appeared together at the French premiere at the Deauville Film Festival on September 12, 2003. (Photo: Tony Barson/WireImage)

  • <p>Serving as executive producer of the HBO series loosely based on his life in Hollywood, Wahlberg appeared with the cast at the New York premiere of on June 30, 2004. (Photo: Evan Agostini/Getty Images)<br></p>
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    ‘Entourage’ Premiere (2004)

    Serving as executive producer of the HBO series loosely based on his life in Hollywood, Wahlberg appeared with the cast at the New York premiere of on June 30, 2004. (Photo: Evan Agostini/Getty Images)

  • <p>Wahlberg appeared with costars Dustin Hoffman and Lily Tomlin for the Toronto Film Festival premiere of David O. Russell’s comedy <i>I Heart Hucakabees</i> on September 10, 2004. (Photo: Evan Agostini/Getty Images)</p>
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    ‘I Heart Huckabees’ Premiere (2004)

    Wahlberg appeared with costars Dustin Hoffman and Lily Tomlin for the Toronto Film Festival premiere of David O. Russell’s comedy I Heart Hucakabees on September 10, 2004. (Photo: Evan Agostini/Getty Images)

  • <p>Up-and-coming Columbian actress Sofia Vergara posed with costar Wahlberg at the <i>Four Brothers</i> premiere in New York on August 9, 2005. (Photo: Sylvain Gaboury/FilmMagic)<br></p>
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    ‘Four Brothers’ Premiere (2005)

    Up-and-coming Columbian actress Sofia Vergara posed with costar Wahlberg at the Four Brothers premiere in New York on August 9, 2005. (Photo: Sylvain Gaboury/FilmMagic)

  • <p>Wahlberg plays real-life football player Vince Papale in this movie about an underdog who ended up playing for the NFL. He posed with costar Elizabeth Banks at the premiere in New York on August 23, 2006. (Photo: Sylvain Gaboury/FilmMagic)</p>
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    ‘Invincible’ New York Premiere (2006)

    Wahlberg plays real-life football player Vince Papale in this movie about an underdog who ended up playing for the NFL. He posed with costar Elizabeth Banks at the premiere in New York on August 23, 2006. (Photo: Sylvain Gaboury/FilmMagic)

  • <p>Wahlberg reunited with DiCaprio in the crime drama <i>The Departed.</i> The critically acclaimed Martin Scorsese movie also stars Jack Nicholson and Matt Damon. (Photo: Evan Agostini/Getty Images)</p>
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    ‘The Departed’ Premiere (2006)

    Wahlberg reunited with DiCaprio in the crime drama The Departed. The critically acclaimed Martin Scorsese movie also stars Jack Nicholson and Matt Damon. (Photo: Evan Agostini/Getty Images)

  • <p>Christian Bale and actor/producer Wahlberg star together as brothers in the Academy Award nominated <i>The Fighter</i>, the true story about boxer Micky Ward. The two posed together at the Hollywood premiere on December 6, 2010. (Photo: Lester Cohen/WireImage)</p>
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    ‘The Fighter’ Premiere (2010)

    Christian Bale and actor/producer Wahlberg star together as brothers in the Academy Award nominated The Fighter, the true story about boxer Micky Ward. The two posed together at the Hollywood premiere on December 6, 2010. (Photo: Lester Cohen/WireImage)

  • <p>Wahlberg, surrounded by his family, was honored with a star on the Walk of Fame on July 29, 2010. (Photo: Wireimage)</p>
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    A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame (2010)

    Wahlberg, surrounded by his family, was honored with a star on the Walk of Fame on July 29, 2010. (Photo: Wireimage)

  • <p><i>The Fighter</i> costars Amy Adams and Wahlberg celebrated their director David O. Russell’s win at the 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards on January 8, 2011. (Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images)<br></p>
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    Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards (2011)

    The Fighter costars Amy Adams and Wahlberg celebrated their director David O. Russell’s win at the 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards on January 8, 2011. (Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

  • <p>Posing with Hilary Swank, who also won critical praise playing a boxer in <i>Million Dollar Baby</i>, Wahlberg arrived at the SAG awards on January 30, 2011. He was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Cast for his role in <i>The Fighter</i>. (Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage)<br></p>
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    Screen Actors Guild Awards (2011)

    Posing with Hilary Swank, who also won critical praise playing a boxer in Million Dollar Baby, Wahlberg arrived at the SAG awards on January 30, 2011. He was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Cast for his role in The Fighter. (Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

  • <p>Mila Kunis stars with Wahlberg in the comedy <i>Ted</i>. The two posed together in Hollywood on June 21, 2001. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)</p>
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    ‘Ted’ Premiere (2012)

    Mila Kunis stars with Wahlberg in the comedy Ted. The two posed together in Hollywood on June 21, 2001. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

  • <p>The Wahlberg family came out to support friend Will Ferrell at the premiere of his new film<i> The Lego Movie</i> on February 1, 2014. (Photo: Barry King/FilmMagic)</p>
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    ‘The Lego Movie’ Premiere (2014)

    The Wahlberg family came out to support friend Will Ferrell at the premiere of his new film The Lego Movie on February 1, 2014. (Photo: Barry King/FilmMagic)

  • <p>The Wahlberg brothers appear at the viewing party of their reality show<i> The Wahlbergers</i>, which follows chef Paul Wahlberg and his real life hamburger business. (Photo: Mireya Acierto/FilmMagic)</p>
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    ‘Wahlburgers’ Preview Party (2015)

    The Wahlberg brothers appear at the viewing party of their reality show The Wahlbergers, which follows chef Paul Wahlberg and his real life hamburger business. (Photo: Mireya Acierto/FilmMagic)

  • <p>The comedy about reunites Walhberg with his<i> Other Guys</i> costar Will Ferrell. Wahlberg posed with the funnyman at the premiere in London on December 9, 2015. (Photo: Dave Benett/WireImage)<br></p>
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    ‘Daddy’s Home’ Premiere (2015)

    The comedy about reunites Walhberg with his Other Guys costar Will Ferrell. Wahlberg posed with the funnyman at the premiere in London on December 9, 2015. (Photo: Dave Benett/WireImage)

<p>Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch were just coming off their hit single “Good Vibrations.” Wahlberg is seen here with his big brother Donnie at the MTV Rock 'n Jock Basketball in Los Angeles on January 9, 1991. (Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)</p>
<p>Then a Calvin Klein underwear model, Wahlberg appeared at a signing of his new book, photographed by Lynn Goldsmith, in Los Angeles on February 14, 1993. (Photo: Barry King/WireImage)</p>
<p>Wahlberg made his big screen debut in the Penny Marshall-directed comedy <i>Renaissance Man</i> in the summer of 1994. (Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage)<br></p>
<p>A basketball fanatic, Wahlberg’s next role was starring alongside pal Leonardo DiCaprio in the drama <i>The Basketball Diaries</i>, which premiered in New York in 1995. (Photo: Rose Hartman/Getty Images)</p>
<p>Wallberg hit the big time playing porn star Dirk Diggler in Paul Thomas Anderson’s acclaimed drama <i>Boogie Nights</i>. (He got almost as much attention for his performance as he did for his prosthetic enhancement in the film.) He posed with costar Julianne Moore at the Los Angeles premiere on October 15, 1997. (Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage)</p>
<p>Walberg posed backstage with another singer–turned–actress, Jennifer Lopez, on September 7, 1998. (Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)</p>
<p>George Clooney posed backstage at the ShoWest convention with Wahlberg in Las Vegas on March 19,1999. The actors would costar in two films together in the next two years: <i>Three Kings </i>and <i>The Perfect Storm</i>.</p>
<p>Wahlberg – sporting long hair for his upcoming film <i>Rock Star</i> – posed in Berlin with his <i>Three Kings</i> costars Ice Cube and Clooney on February 10, 2000. (Photo: Franziska Krug/Getty Images)</p>
<p>Joaquin Phoenix chatted with his <i>The Yards</i> costar at the premiere of their crime movie at the Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2000. (Photo: Getty Images)<br></p>
<p>At the premiere of the<i> Planet of the Apes </i>reboot, Wahlberg posed with Charlton Heston, who starred in the original 1968 film. (Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage)</p>
<p>Wahlberg starred in the remake of the heist film <i>The Italian Job</i> with actress Charlize Theron. The two appeared together at the French premiere at the Deauville Film Festival on September 12, 2003. (Photo: Tony Barson/WireImage)<br></p>
<p>Serving as executive producer of the HBO series loosely based on his life in Hollywood, Wahlberg appeared with the cast at the New York premiere of on June 30, 2004. (Photo: Evan Agostini/Getty Images)<br></p>
<p>Wahlberg appeared with costars Dustin Hoffman and Lily Tomlin for the Toronto Film Festival premiere of David O. Russell’s comedy <i>I Heart Hucakabees</i> on September 10, 2004. (Photo: Evan Agostini/Getty Images)</p>
<p>Up-and-coming Columbian actress Sofia Vergara posed with costar Wahlberg at the <i>Four Brothers</i> premiere in New York on August 9, 2005. (Photo: Sylvain Gaboury/FilmMagic)<br></p>
<p>Wahlberg plays real-life football player Vince Papale in this movie about an underdog who ended up playing for the NFL. He posed with costar Elizabeth Banks at the premiere in New York on August 23, 2006. (Photo: Sylvain Gaboury/FilmMagic)</p>
<p>Wahlberg reunited with DiCaprio in the crime drama <i>The Departed.</i> The critically acclaimed Martin Scorsese movie also stars Jack Nicholson and Matt Damon. (Photo: Evan Agostini/Getty Images)</p>
<p>Christian Bale and actor/producer Wahlberg star together as brothers in the Academy Award nominated <i>The Fighter</i>, the true story about boxer Micky Ward. The two posed together at the Hollywood premiere on December 6, 2010. (Photo: Lester Cohen/WireImage)</p>
<p>Wahlberg, surrounded by his family, was honored with a star on the Walk of Fame on July 29, 2010. (Photo: Wireimage)</p>
<p><i>The Fighter</i> costars Amy Adams and Wahlberg celebrated their director David O. Russell’s win at the 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards on January 8, 2011. (Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images)<br></p>
<p>Posing with Hilary Swank, who also won critical praise playing a boxer in <i>Million Dollar Baby</i>, Wahlberg arrived at the SAG awards on January 30, 2011. He was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Cast for his role in <i>The Fighter</i>. (Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage)<br></p>
<p>Mila Kunis stars with Wahlberg in the comedy <i>Ted</i>. The two posed together in Hollywood on June 21, 2001. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)</p>
<p>The Wahlberg family came out to support friend Will Ferrell at the premiere of his new film<i> The Lego Movie</i> on February 1, 2014. (Photo: Barry King/FilmMagic)</p>
<p>The Wahlberg brothers appear at the viewing party of their reality show<i> The Wahlbergers</i>, which follows chef Paul Wahlberg and his real life hamburger business. (Photo: Mireya Acierto/FilmMagic)</p>
<p>The comedy about reunites Walhberg with his<i> Other Guys</i> costar Will Ferrell. Wahlberg posed with the funnyman at the premiere in London on December 9, 2015. (Photo: Dave Benett/WireImage)<br></p>
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  • Mark Wahlberg
    Mark Wahlberg
    American actor and producer
  • Donnie Wahlberg
    Donnie Wahlberg
    American actor
  • Calvin Klein
    American fashion designer

From hip-hop star to Calvin Klein underwear model to Oscar-nominated actor — Mark Wahlberg has had quite a career. When he first started out, he was known as the little brother of New Kids on the Block boy bander Donnie Wahlberg. Now, he’s made a name and career for himself as both an actor and producer. As his 38th feature film — the comedy Daddy’s Home with Will Ferrell— is set to open Dec. 25, we take a look back at some of his best red carpet moments. 

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