Fun Facts You Didn't Know About Mark Wahlberg

A 16-year-old Wahlberg assaulted Hoa "Johnny" Trinh so violently that he faced attempted murder charges. (Wahlberg also thought that he permanently blinded the man in one eye, but that injury was sustained during the Korean War). He plead guilty and was sentenced to prison for two years (of which he served 45 days), but would forever have felony charges on his record. 

Recently Wahlberg has come out seeking a full pardon, stating he's turned his life around and has become a good influence. Even the victim, Johnny Trinh, is in support of the pardon.

“My hope is that, if I receive a pardon, troubled youths will see this as an inspiration and motivation that they too can turn their lives around.”

Source: TIME.com

Mark had 20-25 incidents on his record with the Boston Police Department throughout his teen years. By 13 he was addicted to cocaine and other substances. By 14 he had dropped out of high school never to return (he did get his GED later). At 15 he had a civil action lawsuit filed against him for two instances of harassing African American children (including throwing rocks and shouting slurs).

He's since publicly apologized numerous times, and does everything he can to be a better role model.

Source: Boomsbeat

Mark's rocky past is no secret, but he was charged with a pretty serious crime at one point. He was arrested on attempted manslaughter charges and faced two years in prison. Wahlberg only served 45 days, but those were enough to decide to turn his life around.

"As soon as I began that life of crime, there was always a voice in my head telling me I was going to end up in jail. Three of my brothers had done time. My sister went to prison so many times I lost count. Finally I was there, locked up with the kind of guys I'd always wanted to be like. Now I'd earned my stripes and I was just like them, and I realized it wasn't what I wanted at all. I'd ended up in the worst place I could possibly imagine and I never wanted to go back. First of all, I had to learn to stay on the straight and narrow."

Source: Google Book - The Amazing Life of Mark Wahlberg

Turns out roughly one in 18 men has a third nipple (which is just as useless as the other two) and Mark Wahlberg is among them. In a few movies (Rockstar, for example) they opted to digitally air brush it out, but in Shooter you can see it clear as day. For years he kept mum about it, but eventually opened up about his extra nipple. 

"That is correct." he told Australia's Nova FM when asked if it were true. "Right below the other one. It's actually the size of an infants nipple, it didn't grow."

He has no plans of losing it either. "I've come to embrace it" he told Rolling Stone "that thing is my prized possession."

For some reason people tend to confuse Matt Damon with Mark Wahlberg. They've both agreed that whenever someone thinks they're the other, they have to be on their very best behavior so as to not ruin either reputation. Matt will even sign autographs "Mark Wahlberg" and Mark will sign "Matt Damon."

Mark Wahlberg has dropped out of two iconic roles in hugely influential films. He was originally cast as Ennis Del Mar in Brokeback Mountain. (The role that eventually went to Heath Ledger, earning him his first Oscar nomination). He was also cast as Linus in the Ocean's films. (The role the eventually went to Matt Damon, we guess they really wanted a Boston boy.)