Mark Wahlberg
Awards & Honours
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Awards Won
2
Honours
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Rankings
5
Covers
2
Records
Mark Wahlberg has received numerous critics' awards for his breakthrough performance in Boogie Nights, winning four major critics' circle awards for Best Supporting Actor. He earned an Academy Award nomination for his role in The Departed. His commercial success is reflected in multiple Teen Choice, Kids' Choice, and People's Choice Awards. He was named the highest-paid actor in the world by Vanity Fair in 2017, a testament to his enduring box-office draw. His star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a Key to the City of Boston honor his contributions to entertainment and his hometown.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Received a star in the Motion Pictures category at 6259 Hollywood Boulevard.
Key to the City of Boston
Awarded by Mayor Marty Walsh for his work on the film Patriots Day and his charitable efforts.
Rankings & Lists
100 Sexiest Movie Stars
Highest-Paid Actor
100 Most Powerful People in Entertainment
Magazine Covers
Rolling Stone
1991-08-08
Marky Mark: The New White Hope of Rap
GQ
1998-03-01
Mark Wahlberg: The Anti-Hero
Vanity Fair
2006-11-01
Mark Wahlberg: The Comeback Kid
TIME
2012-07-23
Summer's Hottest Stars
Men's Health
2021-06-01
Mark Wahlberg at 50
Records & Feats
Highest-paid actor in the world (2017)
Vanity Fair listed Wahlberg as the highest-paid actor in 2017 with earnings of $68 million.
First rapper to transition to leading man in major Hollywood films
Wahlberg successfully transitioned from a Grammy-nominated rapper (Marky Mark) to a leading man in blockbuster films, a rare feat in the 1990s.