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The Very Unofficial Mark Wahlberg FAQ Version 1.7 (First posted March 2001)
Creator: Lianne Wong
Contributors: Mark Wahlberg Message Board (old and new) members
Updated version at Mark Wahlberg In The News http://www.geocities.com/lmwong1977/faq.html

Intro
I. Vitals
II. Contact Info
III. Music
IV. Calvin Klein Era
V. Acting
VI. Personal Stuff
VII. Mark Wahlberg.com Website
VIII. Current
IX. Merchandise
X. Misc.

Intro:
This is a Very Unofficial Frequently Asked Questions on Mark Wahlberg. I DO NOT KNOW him!  Don't expect to know everything about Mark by reading this FAQ. The Media can only show a part of a person's personality and the viewpoints are often skewed by the writer/editor. All answers are based on info from the net, magazines, interviews and my fuzzy memory. (Hey I'm going toward 25 and used up my brain cells at school).

Hopefully this will answer all those basic questions you want to ask but were afraid you'd get your head chomped off for being the 100th person to ask. I didn't include silly questions like shoe size and boxers or briefs (OK it's boxers. Diane Sawyer asked!) I just don't think they're all that important. Seriously, if you really want to know, ask him yourself! There's also a bit of personal commentary, ignore it if you want. I'm just opinionated. Further research can be accomplished by seeing the misc. section.

I've done what I can to be as accurate as possible. If you have corrections/additions let me know. E-mail: [email protected]

Distribution: Feel free to post all or parts anywhere just keep my name on it and let me know where it is. I'd like to visit :-)

I. Vitals
Full Name: Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg
Other name: Mike - only his dad calls him that.
Nicknames: Marky Mark, Monk D
Born June 5, 1971 St. Margaret's Hospital in Dorchester, Mass.
Parents: Mom-Alma Conroy, Dad-Donald Wahlberg, Sr., Step-dad-Mark Conroy
Siblings: Arthur, Paul, Jim, Robert, Donnie (August 17, 1969), Debbie, Michelle and Tracey (Don't ask me how old they are, even Mark & Donnie have a hard time remembering) Mark's the baby of the family. Update:Mark points out in the August '01 Vanity Fair, he has a couple more half-sibs he recently was made aware of. But the 8 sibs I've listed are the ones he grew up with.
Ancestry: Irish/German & Swedish
Religion: Roman Catholic
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Hazel
Height: 5'9 (confirmed by E Factor) Update: I say 5'9 too (with shoes), Check my pics when I met him in SF.
Weight: Fluctuates around 160-205 lbs depending on film schedule
Righty or lefty?: Lefty
Tattoos: 4. Sylvester the cat with Tweety in his mouth on left ankle (covers up an old shamrock tattoo), Bob Marley tattoo with "One Love" on left arm, 'Wahlberg' superimposed on 'MW' along with his birthdate and his parents' intials on right arm and rosary tattoo on chest. 
Note: The infamous Elephant tattoo was just us oldies fooling around.
Also on his Derma: The third nipple! It was airbrushed out in the Calvin Klein ads, but is seen in most of the pics out there. It's located on his lower left pectoral.
Education: Still working on his GED & life :-)  Update #2: On Bravo's Inside the Actor's Studio he reitterated he STILL missing his science credits.
Jobs: grocery bagger, a member of Nynuk for six months, bricklayer, truck driver, rapper, music producer/writer, underwear model, actor, amateur home video director, tv executive producer.
Charity involvement: AIDS, Children's diabetes (Carousel of Hope Ball), Breast Cancer (Fire & Ice Ball), The Silver Lining Foundation (provides recreational outings in Aspen, Colo., for children with cancer and other life- threatening illnesses). The Daniel Marr Boys and Girls Club in Dorchester, Massachusetts as a member of the Board of Directors and is also actively involved with the National Boys & Girls Club. Update: Per E's post 6-28, Mark has set up a new foundation to help kids. The announcement of the Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation will be on July 26, details to come. Head of foundation: Jim Wahlberg. Update #2: More info at MW.com
Questions/Queries can be sent to:
The Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation 
c/o Cortina Business Management 
PO BOX 610287 
Newton, MA. 02461
Fave Movies: James Cagney's
Sports: Golf, Basketball, Baseball, football (supports the Boston teams, been seen at Laker games and boxing matches)
Fave Food at the moment: Sushi
Pepsi or Coke? Pepsi
Music: primarily Rap, R&B, reggae. But no Heavy Metal!
Fears: Flying, drowning
Vices: Doesn't wear Calvin Klein
Pet Peeves: People who don't know him well calling him Marky Mark, getting beat up when he comes back to the Boston area and people asking about his Dirk. It was a prosthetic in Boogie Nights people! If it had been real, you would have noticed it during his stint as an underwear model.

II. Contact Info
a. I have Mark's E-mail. It's [email protected] (Old claim from back in the day)
I don't think so! Mark doesn't even have a computer. Any famous person would use a pseudonym nobody could think of. 

b. Where can I write to Mark?
I'm not sure but you can try to write to his agent at:

C/O Endeavor Talent Agency, LLC
9701 Wilshire Blvd., 10th Floor
Beverly Hills, CA, 90212
(310)248-2000 

or his management people at:

C/O Leverage Management
1610 Broadway
Santa Monica, CA, 90404 (Thnx to the folks at MW.com's MBs for confirming the addy!)

c. Will he read my letter?
You got me. Right now, probably not. He's filming!

III. Music (fuzzy here- it's been 10 years!)
a. How many records has Mark done?
2 in the US

Music for the People (1991 - Interscope)
Tracks:

Music for the People
Good Vibrations
Wildside
Bout Time I Funk You
Peace
So What Chu Saying?
Marky Mark is Here
On the House Tip
Make Me Say Ooh
I Need Money
The Last Song on Side B 

You Gotta Believe (1992 - Interscope)
Tracks:

Intro- The Crisis
You Gotta Believe
Gonna Have a Good Time
Loungin'
Don't Ya Sleep
I Want You
American Dream
The M
Get Up (Funky Bunch Theme)
Super Cool Mack Daddy
I Run Rhymes
Ain't No Stopping the Funky Bunch
Last Song on Side B: Go On
The Solution

b. In Germany - He did 2 albums with Prince Ital Joe

Life in the Streets (1994 - East/West Records)
Tracks:
Life in The Streets (intro)
United
Rastaman Vibrations
Happy People
To Be Important
In Love
Babylon
Love of a Mother
Into the Light
In the 90s
Prankster
Life in the Streets

Life in the Streets Remix (1995 - East/West Records)
Tracks:

United (Damage Control mix)
Rastaman Vibrations (La Bouche mix)
Happy People (Bass Bumpers mix)
Babylon (Fun Factory mix)
Life in the Streets (G-String mix)
Babylon (Loop! mix)
United (The World's Address mix)
Happy People (Damage Control mix)
Rastaman Vibrations (House Groove mix)
Life In the Streets (Abbey Road mix)

c. Mark's also made a few singles which were never released in North America.

No Mercy w/Dariusz Michalczewski
Here With Me
Can't Stop w/Prince Ital Joe
Feel the Vibe
Hey DJ
That's the Way I like it w/One Love
Best of My Love

d. His songs also appeared on a few soundtracks.

D3: The Mighty Ducks & The Replacements - Good Vibrations
Renaissance Man - Life in the Streets (not on CD, but plays during the end movie credits) & To be or Not to be (aka Hamlet Rap)
Neverending Story III - United (Radio Edit)
Super Mario Bros. - I Want You
Surf Ninjas - You know How We Do It w/Pandemonium
Fear - Ire Vibe w/One Love & The Illest1
Boogie Nights - Feel the Heat & You Got the Touch w/John C. Reilly
The Big Hit - Don't Sleep 
Southie - Super Cool Mack Daddy
Rock Star - Only in the film and Mark's voice is supplemented and mixed with the professional rock vocals of Mike Majitvek and Jeff Scott Soto.

1Get the DVD/VHS as it will be the only place you wll hear those songs. Universal never released the soundtrack. Below is an explaination posted by one of the members at MW.com.

FEAR Soundtrack
yvebart  posted October 18, 2001 01:37 AM 
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You will never find them. They were just done for the soundtrack and never released for any distribution. 
I work for Universal who distributed the film and I did some research, as I didnt work for them in 1996. I found out that the soundtrack was never intended to be released and that Mark recorded the songs under the agreement that they would never be released.

Thats what I was told by someone who said she worked on the film so not giving 100% truth to him only agreeing to record the songs if they arent released but if its true then we can stop looking for the songs.

I know for a fact as it was in print that the soundtrack was not released and never intended for release.
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e. Where do I get all of Mark's music?
Most of Mark's stuff is out of circulation. So your best bets are auctions thru E-Bay or other auction sites. Make sure you read the small print. Visit used cd stores and stores that specialize in Euro imports. You may get lucky. I know a store in Berkeley, Ca that had one of Mark's German singles. Don't know if they still have it, but try big college towns. If you're in Europe, you may have an easier time finding Mark's post-US stuff, especially if you're in Germany. You can beg whomever has them to make copies for you. You can try to get them off Napster or other P2P clients, but not all of the songs are there when you log in. It's been 2 years and I still don't have all of Mark's stuff.

f. Where do I get the lyrics?
The US albums have the lyrics on the inserts. The albums he did with Prince Ital Joe didn't have the lyrics, so you'll have to figure it out yourself (I've heard it's hard because of Joe's accent). There used to be a bunch on the Markymark.com site, but those disappeared in 1998-99. There's a few posted on other people's sites, but a majority were taken off because of copyright. Annie M was smart enough to print the lyrics off the site. You can send requests to [email protected]

g. How did Mark's music do in the charts?

Music For the People - 1.3 mil (Triple Platinum)
Good Vibrations #1 for 2 weeks and 14 weeks on Top 40
Wildside #5 and 14 weeks on Top 40

You Gotta Believe #14 (album)

Life in the Streets (Germany)
United #1 for 5 weeks and 14 weeks on Top 20
Happy people #4 and 15 weeks on Top 20
Life in the Streets #11 and 8 weeks on Top 20
Babylon #17 and 3 weeks on Top 20

h. Awards and nominations?
MTV Music Awards
Nomination for Best Cinematography in a video, Chorography in a video, Best Rap Video, Best Dance Video: Good Vibrations

Grammy
Nomination - Best rap solo: You Gotta Believe (album)

Boston Music Awards
1991 - Winner for Outstanding Pop Act
1992 - Nominations for outstanding Rap Act, Video: Wildside, Rock single: Wildside, Act of the Year, Pop Single: Good Vibrations
Winner for Outstanding R&B single: Good Vibrations, Debut R&B Album, Pop Album
1993 - Nominations for Single of the Year: You Gotta Believe, Album of the Year, Act of the Year Winner for Outstanding Rap Act

American Music Awards
Nomination for Best New Rap/Hip-Hop Artist

From Aga (thanks a bunch!):

Germany Magazine "BRAVO":

Golden Otto 1991
-best album Music for the People
-best debut
-best artist dance

Silver Otto 1992
-artist dance
-album You gotta believe

English Magazine Smash Hits 1992
-winner best artist dance -You gotta beliieve

i. I found a bunch of music by DJ Marky Mark, but it doesn't sound like him. Hey what's this about him doing 'I'm too sexy'?
DJ Marky (no Mark) is a different person. He is a European DJ and is not related in any way to Mark. For some reason Napster and other MP3 sites also has Right Said Fred's single as being performed by Mark. If you're unsure about a song, check with CD databases online, they're used by Winamp and other audio programs to show titles of CDs if you play them while online. You can search to see all the titles of Mark's works. That's where I got the above list.

j. Will he make music (ie release a record) again?
Unsure. Most likely if allowed to do it on his own terms and not as Marky Mark. He does sing (altho blended with other singers voices) in Rock Star (not on the soundtrack) even if it is in his least favorite kind of music! 

k. What about Limp Bizkit?
Mark had a very tiny cameo on their Chocolate Starfish and Hot Dog Flavored Water album. It's just a phone message on Fred's machine. I transcribed his tiny bit in my transcript section.

IV. Calvin Klein Era
a. How did Mark become a Calvin Klein model?
Mark was becoming famous for dropping his pants during his concerts and supposedly David Geffen noticed it. He told his pal Calvin Klein about Mark. Mark was famous, red hot in popularity (and looks :-) ) and was already showing his undies. Why not have him wear CK? They flew Mark up to the Hamptons in NY and signed a 6-month deal in 1992. After the initial success, Mark was signed on for another year, the contract ending in December 1993 to advertise CK men's underwear and Jeans. 

b. Why did he stop?
Calvin Klein phased out the ad campaign and did not renew his contract. Dec. 92: the Shabba Ranks incident (see section VII) where Mark stood his ground on defending Shabba's right to free speech. GLADD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Anti-Defamation) asks for an appology. Jan-Feb. 93: the Village Voice 'expose' about the racial aspects of Mark's assault in 1988. Feb. 93: GLAAD & CAAV (Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence) threatened to have huge protests in front of Mark's billboard in Times Square. CK had Mark appoligize publically and do PSAs (Public Service announcements). 

Mark's contract was renewed April 93 for the rest of the year. There were still smaller protests, but by in large, CK continued the wildly sucessful ad campaign. Summer of 1993: the Madonna incident (see section VII) and various brawls/lawsuits overwelmed the CK PR machine. The ads dropped to a trickle and the contract was allowed to die.

Mark actually wasn't very satisfied as a model. He wasn't allowed to say anything he wanted and it did nothing in promoting his music. In the end he felt like a "torso." So he was happy to leave it behind and start a very sucessful acting career.

c. Mark's Impact?
Despite the fact Mark disliked the time as a model he made a huge mark (pun intended) in fashion. He resurrected the Calvin Klein's designer jeans line, which had been languishing since Brooke Shields campaign ('Nothing gets between me and my Calvins') in the 80s. Also because of him, male models are more recognized (and paid more then he was) & raised the status of men's underwear! There would be no Joe Boxer without him!

V. Acting
a. What are all of Mark's major/minor acting credits?

Year out/Title/Major filming sites/Studio/US Release date

1992 Out All Night - Patti La Belle's TV show (Cameo with the Funky Bunch) NBC
1992 The Ben Stiller Show (Cameo) FOX
1993 The Substitute (Credited as Marky Mark-LA) USA cable movie - Sept 22
1994 Renaissance Man (SC) Touchstone - June 3
1995 Basketball Diaries (NY) New Line Cinema
1996 Fear (Vancouver, Seattle) Universal - April 12
1997 Traveller (NC) October Films - April 18
1997 Boogie Nights (NY) New Line Cinema - Oct. 17
1998 The Big Hit (NY, Toronto) Sony/Tristar - April 24
1999 The Corruptor (NY, Toronto) New Line Cinema - March 12
1999 Three Kings (LA, AZ) Warner Brothers - Oct.1
2000 Perfect Storm (LA, Gloucester, Mass) Warner Brothers - June 30
2000 The Yards (NY) Miramax - Oct. 20
2001 Planet of the Apes (LA, AZ) Fox - July 27
2001 Rock Star (LA, Seattle) Warner Brothers - Sept. 7
2002 The Truth about Charlie (Paris) Universal - Oct 26
2003 The Italian Job (Italy, LA) Paramount  - May 30
2004 I Heart Huckabees (LA) Fox Searchlight - Oct 1
2004-05 The Entourage - Pilot - Cameo & Executive Producer - HBO
2005 Four Brothers (Toronto/Detroit) - Paramount - Aug 12
2006 The Departed (NY/Boston) - Sony/Tristar
???? Out on My Feet (NY) on hold indefinitely

b. Any Acting Awards/nominations?
A few, but not the well-established ones.

1997 - MTV Movie Awards - Winner for Best Villain: Fear
1998 - SAG Awards - Nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast: Boogie Nights
MTV Movie Awards - Nomination for Best Dance Sequence: Boogie Nights
Golden Satellite Awards - Winner for Special Achievement - Best Ensemble Performance: Boogie Nights
Golden Satellite Awards - Nomination for Best Actor: Boogie Nights
Florida Film Critic Circle - Winner for Best ensemble Acting: Boogie Nights
2000 - Blockbuster Entertainment Awards - Winner for Best Action Team (w/George Clooney & Ice Cube): Three Kings
2001 - Blockbuster Entertainment Awards - Nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama: The Perfect Storm
2005 - Golden Satellite Awards - Nominated for best supporting actor in a Comedy/musical: I Heart Huckabees

c. How about the films' other awards and nominations?
2005: The Hollywood Reporter Key Art Awards - Nominations for Best Comedy Poster and Motion Graphics - I Heart Huckabees
2004: The Gotham Awards - Nominated for Best Picture - I Heart Huckabees
2002: Golden Satellite Awards - Nomination for Best costume design - Colleen Atwood: Planet of the Apes

Boogie Nights: http://www.ptanderson.com/featurefilms/boogienights/awardsandnominations.htm
Other movies: Go to IMDB and search.

d. Box Office (numbers from http://www.the-numbers.com/people/MWAHL.html) US totals unless otherwise noted.

1994 Renaissance Man - $24,172,899
1995 Basketball Diaries - $2,381,087
1996 Fear - $20,694,623
1997 Traveller - $500,649
1997 Boogie Nights - $26,384,919
1998 The Big Hit - $27,052,167
1999 The Corruptor - $15,164,492
1999 Three Kings - $60,652,036
2000 Perfect Storm - $182,618,434: US & $144.4 mil: Int'l
2000 The Yards - $889,352: US & $1.6 mil: Int'l
2001 Planet of the Apes - $179.7 Million: US & $178.3 Mil: Int'l
2001 Rock Star - $17 Million & $1.7: Int'l
2002 The Truth about Charlie - $5,293,525
2003 The Italian Job - $175,826,012
2004 I Heart Huckabees - $14,584,713

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e. Acting influences?
The directors and actors he's worked with. Penny Marshall was probably the most influential, as she discovered him, giving him a real movie role, having him absorb from the cast and crew of Renaissance Man and ultimately feeding his acting bug.

f. Fave actors?
He's a very big admirer of James Cagney, Steve McQueen and Martin Scorsese.

g. Favorite role?
Mark hasn't really picked any one role as his favorite. As he's only done 15 movies so far, he may want to see what else is in store. 

VI. Personal stuff
a. Who is Mark dating?
Update: Mark & Jordanna are no longer a couple. He had been dating her since 1998.
Update #2: Mark is currently with Rhea Durham and their daughter Ella born August 2003.

b. Is he married to Jordana/Rhea?
We've covered this over and over again since 1999 and it's caused some members to bang their heads against the computer repeatedly. The answer is NO! Read E's response or check my site for links to articles stating such. When he wants you to know, you'll know.

c. Does Mark smoke?
No, according to his interview on Good Morning America. He quit late 1999/early 2000.

d. So is Mark gay? (My Brother-in-law's fave question) Does he hate homosexuals?
Not that I'm aware of. And even if he was gay, it's his business and wouldn't change my view of him.

As for charges of homophobia, one should note Mark did alot of shows at gay clubs and has friends and family who are gay.

From US Magazine 1992: Mark said "I like women, but I know everyone has their own likes and dislikes, and I respect that. I mean I like people to like what I like, and if it's me, cool. Gay people are really the most chill people. They're also very artistic. They're just mellow." 

e. What about the Madonna feud?
A magazine reported Mark said Madonna looked like Beetlejuice and she confronted him at a party in 1992. They argued and supposedly he told one of her entourage he "looked like a homo." He said he was misquoted by the UK tabloids about saying she didn't look like what he expected. At Madonna's party Madonna confronted him on the misquote. She supposedly threatened him with bodily harm. After leaving the party, some of Madonna's entourage started a fight with him. According to Mark, Madonna said, "All right if you want to try to be smart and say some thing about me to the press, then I'm going to fuck with you." He denies calling anyone a 'homo' or 'faggot' and believes it was mostly a publicist spreading false news.

f. What about the Shabba Ranks thing?
On the British show, The Word in 1992, Mark did not condemn the anti-gay statement by the reggae rapper. He said in the 1994 Advocate Interview: "I was on my own, in the corner, sitting there while they were off interviewing Shabba. I didn't even see or hear what he said until I saw the videotape. Then I saw that he said he followed the Bible, and gays shoudl be crucified. I was like, "Well, wait a second here!" Siudedenly people were at me with "You were endorsing him, and you and him were saying that gays should be crucifried" I said, "I didn't say anything except 'Leave me the hell alone' to the ladies on the show because they kept bothering me."

So I did this little rap, and at the end a commotion started, and I was like, "Fuck you! Fuck The Word. Fuck everybody! I can say whatever the hell I want. Shabba can say whatever the hell he wants. And you can say whatever the hell you want!" And then I walked off and threw the microphone down.

I was so mad at them telling that I needed Oxy on my face! They were totally disrespecting me. The show was known for that. They were going crazy on me. So I was just sitting there in my own world. When I watched it, I was like, "wow!" I felt I should of said something.

g. What about him being in jail?
Mark wasn't an angel when he was a kid growing up. Besides stealing from passed out drunks and dealing drugs, he was arrested for assaulting a man in 1988. 

Mark explained in July 2000's GQ: "The plan that night was to go out and rob the pharmacy and steal the scratch-off tickets and take the register. [...] The pharmacy was about to close, and the security guard was outside with a stick with a hook on it to pull down the iron grate. When he put the stick down, Mark grabbed it. "I hit the security guard from behind, ran into the store. [...] There was a girl working the register that we knew, so we ran behind the counter and took all the scratch tickets, took money out of the register. Then we went down another street. We'd been drinking all night. So we're standing in front of the liquor store, and this guy comes out with two cases of beer. So I go to do the same thing. I go to hit the guy across the arm. The stick hit him in the shoulder, came up, the hook hit him in the eye and the temple. He lost the eye. I didn't know it then."

He was swinging from his heels, and as the stick hit the man, Mark fell on the sidewalk. His friend, who was kicking the victim, starting kicking Mark, who gathered up some of the beer, ran down a side street, popped a beer and came back to the scene. The next thing, they tell him, he was attacking someone in a car, screaming, when detectives who'd been called to the scene, happened by. 

So he started to fight the detectives. When they had him in cuffs at the station, he kicked at another cop and broke the man's nose." 

Mark was tried as an adult and sentenced for about three months of a suspended 2 year term at Plymouth County Correctional Facility. He served less than 90 days because of time served while waiting for trial. If he had been tried as a juvenile, he would have been in Juvenile Hall until he was 18.

h. What about the Eminem?
Eminem mentions Mark in a few of his songs, both good and bad. They had an awkward meeting on MTV's TRL. Personally I think Eminem just attacks everyone to create controversy. It's the ultimate marketing scheme. 

i. Where does he live?
Mark spends a bit more time out in California these days and according to E, rents an apartment somewhere in Los Angeles. He also spends a bit of time with his mom's house out in Braintree. Update: per LA Times article 7/22- He will be buying a house in the LA area. Update #2: According Forbes it's in Beverly Hills.

VII. The Mark Wahlberg.com Website
a. Who is Mark S? Mark Shields?
He is the webmaster of Mark Wahlberg.com and Admin of all the message boards. (This Mark is available :-)) For more info on the man himself, go to http://www.markshields.com/

b. What's this about when it became official? Was it unofficial before?
The site formally only Markymark.com, was an unofficial site run by some Dutch fans beginning in 1996. It was the only place to find info on the man for us poor Americans who thought he dropped off the face of the earth. The people who ran the site decided to let go of the site as Mark was leaving the Europe scene. In 1998, Mark Shields acquired the site and by 1999 was approached to turn the unofficial site into an official one. 

c. Who is E? E Factor?
E Factor is Mark's personal assistant. His real name is Eric Weinstein and met Mark during 'The Basketball Diaries' where he was a consultant. He posts semi-frequently at the Mark Wahlberg.com Message Boards and I think we all appreciate the time he puts in to update us fans.

d. How do I ... on Markwahlberg.com's Message board?

All the answers are in the MB's FAQ's.

e. Things that annoy people on Message boards/newsgroups/mailing lists.

TYPING ALL IN CAPS! Unless your keyboard is broken, use Caps sparingly. It amounts to shouting and nobody likes to to be shouted at all the time.

Not reading old posts. I know there are a lot of posts, but reading down a bit will probably help a lot. Lurking (ie reading and not posting) for a few weeks is the best advice. Some groups/boards can be very vicious with people who don't know what they are talking about or asking simple questions. In heavily posted areas, use one's search button to find answers to your question instead of asking 'what are you talking about?' The Mark Wahlberg Message boards has a search function, play with it until you get a hang of it. For mailing lists, if you missed a mailing, check the archives. In the case of EGroups/One list go to http://groups.yahoo.com. News groups will be searchable when Google finishes their conversion. 

No dissing. No racist remarks, personal attacks or lying. Just because you are not posting under your real name, it doesn't give you the right to act like an uncivilized person. You should act as you would face to face. Of course if you're just rude by nature, try to tone it down, as sarcasm doesn't translate too well on the Internet.

Awful spelling. A few spelling mistakes aren’t a problem, but just atrocious, unreadable spelling and grammar will turn people off and may cause insults directed toward you. If English is your second (or 3rd language), posting in your own language may be better if you've haven't studied it for a few years. Or use Babblefish and edit into simple English. You don't need to use big words.

Swearing. Depends on the list/board/group. Usually public boards will filter bad language. Mark is known to have a potty mouth at times, but as his fans range from young to mature, try not to use too much bad or raunchy language. 

Trolls. These are people who come onto lists/boards/groups just to cause problems by creating arguments, spreading lies, clogging lists or selling stuff. Ignore them and they will go away.

Off topic in wrong areas. If you have to post outside the Off topic area, label your post as OT (off topic). It's a real pain when people post very off topic things in the wrong areas. Besides causing more work for the administrators, it can bury otherwise more important/relevant posts. 

Read the instructions. I'm a bit anal and read instructions, FAQs and research in spades. It helps in stopping any big problems newbies may encounter. If you hate doing things like that, at least read the introductive E-mail sent when you join and lurk until you think you have a handle of the community. For extra points: see if there is someone who seems to be the most knowledgable and E-mail them personally. Usually people like to help new people who make the effort not to jump feet first and make huge faux pas.

f. Abbreviations
LOL - Lots of Love or Laughing Out Loud
ROTFL - Rolling on the Floor Laughing
ROTFLMAO - Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off
FYI - For Your Information
ITA - I Totally Agree
IMHO - In my Honest Opinion
BTW - By The Way
OT - Off Topic
sp? - spelling may be wrong

VIII. Current
a. Where is Mark right now? What is his next project?
I really don't know anything except what I find on the 'net. If it's not on this site, you can probably check the message boards and see if E Factor wrote something recently.

b. I just read Mark was gay, married, arrested, etc. in the National Enquirer, The Star, etc.?
I personally love a good rumor, but I refuse to archive news from crappy gossip rags. They are highly unreliable and often wrong. What do I consider reliable? Liz Smith, who is syndicated in nearly every big paper, is one of the best and Mark talks to her!

c. What's this about him hosting Temptation Island on Fox?
No, differnt guy. That would be Mark L. Walberg, a tv show host veteran who is often misidentified. Notice he has no H in his last name.

IX. Merchandise
a. Books

Marky Mark
Photographs by Lynn Goldsmith & Marky Mark

Celebrity: the Advocate Interviews Vol. 1
By Judy Wieder

Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch-Unofficial Bio
By Randi Reisfield

Don't Call Me Marky Mark
By Frank Senello

Who's Hot? (recommended by Annie M)
By Regan Shay

1. Any worth buying?
Depends. Personally only Lynn's book is worth it as it was officially sanctioned by Mark. The other two are retreads of info found in fan magazines. I'm not sure about Shay's book, but Annie M said it was a nicely done book. Update: I highly recommend the Advocate Interviews if you don't have the '94 issue that featured Mark's interview. It reprints the interview with him and is one of the best ones I've read.

b. Music
1. Singles
Good Vibrations
WildSide
Peace
I Need Money
Good Vibrations
Gonna Have A Good Time
Can't Stop w/Prince Ital Joe
Here With Me
Feel the Vibe
Hey DJ
That's the Way I like it w/One Love
Best of My Love

2. Albums
Music for the People
You Gotta Believe
Life in the Streets
Life in the Street (Remix)

3. Soundtracks feat. Mark's music
D3: The Mighty Ducks
The Replacements 
Renaissance Man 
Neverending Story III 
Super Mario Bros. 
Surf Ninjas 
Boogie Nights 
The Big Hit 
Southie
Rock Star (Features songs he sang in the movie, but sung by other people)

4. Cameo
Limp Bizkit 
Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water 

c. Videos

1991 Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch - Music for The People VHS/Laserdisc
1991 Teen Vids II VHS only
1992 The Substitute VHS only
1993 Marky Mark Workout: Form, Focus & Fitness VHS
1994 Renaissance Man VHS only
1995 Basketball Diaries DVD/VHS
1996 Fear DVD/VHS
1997 Traveller DVD/VHS
1997 Boogie Nights DVD/VHS
1998 The Big Hit DVD/VHS
1999 The Corruptor DVD/VHS
1999 Three Kings DVD/VHS
2000 Perfect Storm DVD/VHS
2000 The Yards DVD/VHS
2001 Planet of the Apes DVD/VHS
2002 Rock Star DVD/VHS
2002 The Truth About Charlie DVD/VHS
2003 The Italian Job DVD/VHS
2004 Juvies DVD/VHS
2004 I Heart Huckabees DVD/VHS

c. Games
Sega CD - Marky Mark: Making My Video (doesn't play on a regular CD-Rom, CD or DVD player, you need the Sega CD System itself)

d. Where do I get all this stuff?
Most of Mark's music is out of circulation. So your best bets are auctions thru E-Bay or other auction sites. You can also try online CD sale sites based outside the US (ends in xxx.de for example), but you'll pay thru the nose for shipping if you're not around the area. Also shipping can take forever or get lost. Some countries have little protection from fraud, so read everything before buying things off the Internet.

Visit used cd stores and stores that specialize in Euro imports. You may get lucky. I know a store in Berkeley, Ca. that had one of Mark's German singles. Don't know if they still have it, but try big college towns. You can beg whoever has them to make copies for you. You can try to get them off Napster, but not all of the songs are there when you log in. It's been a year and a half and I still don't have all of Mark's stuff.

His films are easier to find, tho Renaissance Man and The Substitute are hard to find. Best bet is to try Blockbuster.com for those two. The others should be in any video/electronic store and online sources.

X. Misc.
a. What about . . . ?
Check some websites first.

1. Official

http://www.markwahlberg.com
http://www.markwahlberg.org
http://www.markymark.com

Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation

Juvies

I Heart Huckabees
Entourage
The Italian Job
http://www.thetruthaboutcharlie.com
http://www.planetoftheapes.com/
http://rockstarmovie.warnerbros.com/
http://www.theyardsmovie.com/ 
http://www.perfectstorm.net/
http://www.three-kings.com/
http://www.corruptor.com/
http://www.sonypictures.com/thebighit/
http://www.boogie-nights.com/

2. Unofficial

My websites: Mark Wahlberg In the News 1999-2003: http://www.geocities.com/lmwong1977/
The new Mark Wahlberg in the News - current site

Mark Wahlberg Fan http://www.markwahlbergfan.com

Sisters of the Wahlberg Order http://www.delphi.com/swo1

Bi@n_ca's Mark site  http://home.no.net/ninkaus

Mark Wahlberg Japan (in Japanese/English) http://www.markwahlbergjapan.com/

Mark Wahlberg Italian Tribe (in Italian/English) http://www.mwitaliantribe.org/

Mark Wahlberg France (in Francais) http://www.markwahlbergfrance.com/

Still have questions/comments/complaints? Want to add your Mark site to this FAQ?
E-mail me at [email protected]

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