# What! \[Mark Wahlberg = Marky Mark\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 22, 2010, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mark-wahlberg-marky-mark/561509 "2010-11-22T03:48:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mark-wahlberg-marky-mark/561509/21 "2010-11-22T05:37:29Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Jay North /= Peter North. And Kanye West is not Cornell West. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mark-wahlberg-marky-mark/561509/22 "2010-11-22T05:38:50Z")
> [@Equipoise](#): > > I first heard of/saw him in **Boogie Nights**. I never knew him as “Marky Mark” so my first exposure was as a very good actor. Interesting choice of words.😃 [QUOTE=Joey P] How old are you? IME, people older then 35-40 or younger then 20-25 tend to know of Marky Mark, in that they’ve heard the song Good Vibrations. IME it’s the people that are ‘children of the 90’s’ that saw the video enough times and were exposed to him often enough that they either recognized him, knew what his real name was when he was signing or when he started acting and someone mentioned who he was it didn’t go in one ear and out the other because they were familiar with his work. [/QUOTE] I would say that that’s pretty accurate. Anyone younger than 25 or so might only be familiar with Mark Wahlberg the actor and not make the association with Marky Mark the classic dance tune from 1991. I was always pretty much impressed with his acting ability. Even his older pre-Boogie Nights films like Renaissance Man and The Basketball Diaries. He was pretty funny in Date Night and The Other Guys. FYI, his brother Donnie Wahlberg was in New Kids on The Block and has enjoyed a fair amount of acting success as well. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mark-wahlberg-marky-mark/561509/23 "2010-11-22T05:39:29Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Jay North /= Peter North. That gives an ENTIRELY new perspective on _Dennis the Menace_… ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mark-wahlberg-marky-mark/561509/24 "2010-11-22T05:58:58Z")
> [@mangeorge](#): > > Mark Wahlberg is Marky Mark? > Damn! 😛 Psst! His brother, Donnie, also now an actor, used to be with New Kids on the Block. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mark-wahlberg-marky-mark/561509/25 "2010-11-22T06:08:10Z")
I never took him seriously at all before his acting career. I just saw him as kind of a lame rapper and a model who was known for being willing to pull his pants down. It was the move, _Fear_, that won my respect when he turned in a genuinely menacing and scary performance. Something I never would have expecred out of “Marky Mark.” ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mark-wahlberg-marky-mark/561509/26 "2010-11-22T08:07:52Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > I never took him seriously at all before his acting career. I just saw him as kind of a lame rapper and a model who was known for being willing to pull his pants down. It was the move, _Fear_, that won my respect when he turned in a genuinely menacing and scary performance. Something I never would have expecred out of “Marky Mark.” My thoughts exactly. ---
**Author:** ![MandaJo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@MandaJo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MandaJo)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mark-wahlberg-marky-mark/561509/27 "2010-11-22T12:34:51Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > I would say that that’s pretty accurate. Anyone younger than 25 or so might only be familiar with Mark Wahlberg the actor and not make the association with Marky Mark the classic dance tune from 1991. Anyone younger than 30, I suspect. Twenty-five year olds were born in 1985. They know as much about NKOTB-era music as they know about Menudo. ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mark-wahlberg-marky-mark/561509/28 "2010-11-22T13:07:29Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > I would PAY to see Mark Wahlberg host _Antiques Roadshow_ sometime. Right? Me, too. I love Mark Wahlberg. What surprised me was the whole “goes to church every single day” thing. ---
**Author:** ![Erdosain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/erdosain/32/7284_2.png) [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mark-wahlberg-marky-mark/561509/29 "2010-11-22T13:37:15Z")
I don’t think we should hold things over people’s heads forever, but I’ve always been a little peeved that no one cares that Marky Mark blinded some guy when he was 16 while yelling racial epithets at him. It’d be nice if he gave him some money. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mark-wahlberg-marky-mark/561509/30 "2010-11-22T14:09:32Z")
> [@Erdosain](#): > > I don’t think we should hold things over people’s heads forever, but I’ve always been a little peeved that no one cares that Marky Mark blinded some guy when he was 16 while yelling racial epithets at him. > > It’d be nice if he gave him some money. I wouldn’t say that “no one cares.” I certainly care. And it’s one of the aspects about him that I find most intriguing. I have to admit that I wonder if he’s really shut down his demons or if he’s just doing a really good job masquerading them for now a la Mel Gibson? I’ve read his interviews and he’s never tried to brush off his crimes. He seems introspective and remorseful. I can’t say that I know that he’s given his victims any money or a heartfelt apology, nor can I say that he hasn’t. Another odd thing about Wahlberg is that he’s apparently a really good golfer. I doubt he got much playing time during his youth, so I find it really interesting that he was able to get so good in such a short amount of time. He claims to be a devout Catholic, yet had several kids with his girlfriend before he married her. He’s sure an interesting person, if nothing else. ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mark-wahlberg-marky-mark/561509/31 "2010-11-22T14:34:16Z")
> [@Erdosain](#): > > I don’t think we should hold things over people’s heads forever, but I’ve always been a little peeved that no one cares that Marky Mark blinded some guy when he was 16 while yelling racial epithets at him. > > It’d be nice if he gave him some money. Whoa, that’s the first of heard of this. What happened? ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mark-wahlberg-marky-mark/561509/32 "2010-11-22T14:40:51Z")
> [@PunditLisa](#): > > I wouldn’t say that “no one cares.” I certainly care. And it’s one of the aspects about him that I find most intriguing. I have to admit that I wonder if he’s really shut down his demons or if he’s just doing a really good job masquerading them for now a la Mel Gibson? > > I’ve read his interviews and he’s never tried to brush off his crimes. He seems introspective and remorseful. I can’t say that I know that he’s given his victims any money or a heartfelt apology, nor can I say that he hasn’t. I think it’s probably why he’s so religious now. Trying to make up for his misspent youth. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mark-wahlberg-marky-mark/561509/33 "2010-11-22T14:41:00Z")
I didn’t see _Boogie Nights_ until years later, so the first thing I saw Wahlberg in was _Three Kings_. And I remember saying to myself “Hey, that Marky Mark guy was really good! Who would have guessed?” ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mark-wahlberg-marky-mark/561509/34 "2010-11-22T14:44:39Z")
He’s still the markiest Mark I’m aware of. Are there any markier Marks I haven’t heard of? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mark-wahlberg-marky-mark/561509/35 "2010-11-22T14:48:41Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > I would PAY to see Mark Wahlberg host _Antiques Roadshow_ sometime. Make that two! ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mark-wahlberg-marky-mark/561509/36 "2010-11-22T14:57:04Z")
Hey donkey, how’s it goin? Say hi to your mother for me. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mark-wahlberg-marky-mark/561509/37 "2010-11-22T15:23:10Z")
Funky bunch /= Brady Bunch ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mark-wahlberg-marky-mark/561509/38 "2010-11-22T15:26:21Z")
> [@PunditLisa](#): > > I wouldn’t say that “no one cares.” I certainly care. And it’s one of the aspects about him that I find most intriguing. I have to admit that I wonder if he’s really shut down his demons or if he’s just doing a really good job masquerading them for now a la Mel Gibson? > > I’ve read his interviews and he’s never tried to brush off his crimes. He seems introspective and remorseful. I can’t say that I know that he’s given his victims any money or a heartfelt apology, nor can I say that he hasn’t. Yup, and he’s definitely not the only ex-con in the business. Danny Trejo looks more like the part; he’s that guy with the deeply-lined and marked face who plays a whole lot of bad guys, and most recently starred in **Machete**. He grew up a gangbanger, did drugs, committed robberies and such, and did hard time in San Quentin. It probably helps his image that he’s involved in programs to combat substance abuse and keep youth out of prison. ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mark-wahlberg-marky-mark/561509/39 "2010-11-22T15:30:07Z")
He’s also the original ‘pants dropping’ guy and ‘third nipple rumor’ guy! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mark-wahlberg-marky-mark/561509/40 "2010-11-22T15:34:18Z")
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