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Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born June 5, 1971), formerly known by his stage name Marky Mark, is an American actor and former rapper. His work as a leading man spans the comedy, drama, and action genres. He has received multiple accolades, including a BAFTA Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and nine Primetime Emmy Awards. Wahlberg was born in Boston. As a youth, he took part in a number of violent and racially motivated attacks. He gained fame as a member of the hip hop group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch in the 1990s, with whom he released the albums Music for the People (1991) and You Gotta Believe (1992). Wahlberg made his screen debut in Renaissance Man (1994) and had his first starring role in Fear (1996). He received critical praise for his performance as porn actor Dirk Diggler in Boogie Nights (1997). In the early 2000s, Wahlberg ventured into big-budget action movies, such as The Perfect Storm (2000), Planet of the Apes (2001), and The Italian Job (2003). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing a police officer in the crime drama The Departed (2006). Wahlberg was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for portraying Micky Ward in the sports drama biopic The Fighter (2010); as co-producer, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. During the 2010s, he landed successful comedy roles with The Other Guys (2010), Ted (2012), Ted 2 (2015), Daddy's Home (2015), and Daddy's Home 2 (2017). Wahlberg also starred in the Transformers franchise films Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) and Transformers: The Last Knight (2017). He was the world's highest-paid actor in 2017. Wahlberg served as executive producer of five HBO series: the comedy-drama Entourage (2004–2011), the period crime drama Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014), the comedy-dramas How to Make It in America (2010–2011) and Ballers (2015–2019), and the documentary McMillions (2020). He is co-owner of the Wahlburgers chain and co-starred in the reality TV series about it. Wahlberg received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010.
Tony Stark, genius billionaire and head of Stark Industries, unveils the Jericho missile in Afghanistan before his convoy is ambushed. Wounded and captured by a terrorist group known as the Ten Rings—rumored to have ties to a shadowy figure called the Mandarin—Stark discovers they’re armed with his own company’s weapons. While imprisoned, he builds a suit of armor to escape. Meanwhile, James Rhodes navigates political and military obstacles in an urgent effort to locate him. Back home, Stark announces Stark Industries will no longer produce weapons, drawing backlash from the board and raising concerns from a rival defense contractor linked to a mysterious organization known as AIM. Stark secretly refines his armor technology, preparing for what’s next. Obadiah Stane, his mentor and business partner, is revealed to be behind his kidnapping and attempts to seize control of the company by building his own suit from Stark’s tech. Their confrontation ends in a brutal showdown with Stane’s defeat. Stark then shocks the world by publicly declaring himself Iron Man. Post Credits: Nick Fury appears, introducing Stark to the Avengers Initiative.
