Tag Archives: Mark Wahlberg

The 2008 Golden Raspberry Awards

It is time for the Golden Raspberry Awards, more affectionately known as the Razzies. Well, at least affectionately by those not receiving one. While the Oscars honor the best films of the year, the Razzies “honor” the worst. Since 1981, the Razzies have razzed the best of the worst. The awards are given out the day before the Oscars, but typically the winners don’t show up for the ceremony. While some entertainers reluctantly accept their Razzie awards after the ceremony, a few have actually showed up to accept their awards in person. The first was director Paul Verhoeven who won … Continue reading →

Celebrity Drops Outs

Being a celebrity is hard, especially if you are a child star. Many are so focused on their careers that they forgo something many of us take for granted – a high school education. And while many of them will make more as high school drop outs that most of us with diplomas, there is a certain pride in finishing school. Christian Slater was one of those that realized that. The new star of NBC’s “My Own Worst Enemy” told Parade Magazine that he had to “swallow his pride” and go back to school with students much younger than himself … Continue reading →

Celebrities with Babies on the Brain

Like many non-celebrity parents actor Mark Wahlberg and his girlfriend embrace parenthood and at times wonder what life would be like with a few more kids. At least they do on the days that the two children they already have are being good. Well, it appears the handsome actor and his partner won’t have to spend too much time contemplating what life will be like being outnumbered by kids because they will soon be living it. Wahlberg just announced that he and his longtime girlfriend Rhea Durham are expecting their third child together. The couple already has a 4-year-old daughter, … Continue reading →

Hollywood’s Crazy Casting

He’s in. He’s out. Less than 24 hours before shooting was scheduled to begin on the new movie “The Lovely Bones” actor Ryan Gosling took a hike. According to Variety, Gosling spent weeks preparing for the lead role of Jack Salmon, the grieving father of a young girl, in the adaptation of the Alice Sebold novel. The actor reportedly gained 20 pounds and even grew a beard for the part, but cut out right before filming was set to begin because of “creative differences.” Enter Mark Wahlberg. Variety says the hunky actor agreed to replace Gosling in a pinch. Wahlberg … Continue reading →

From Marky Mark to Mark Wahlberg: The Emergence of an Actor

I loved Marky Mark. I was a bit old when he started his act, but that did not stop me from being a fan. In fact, I still have the Marky Mark book he put out in the early Ninties. Of course, many made fun of him for dropping his shorts as he did, but it got him on a billboard in Times Square, so you tell me who the joke is on. When I first saw him in “Renaissance Man,” I was glad to see he had turned to acting. It seemed a natural progression, but he was not … Continue reading →