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Alma and Donald divorced in 1982, and Donald died in 2008. Alma became a beloved feature of the family’s reality show “Wahlburgers,” which ran for 10 seasons from 2014 to 2019.
His mother, Alma Elaine (née Donnelly; 1942–2021), was a bank clerk and a nurse's aide, and his father, Donald Edmond Wahlberg Sr. (1930–2008), was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. After his parents divorced in 1982, he divided his time between them. [4] Wahlberg's father was of Swedish and Irish descent.
The series is based on the casual dining burger restaurant and bar Wahlburgers, a chain of restaurants that started in the Greater Boston town of Hingham, Massachusetts, [2] and the lives of the Wahlberg family. The Wahlburgers business is owned by chef Paul Wahlberg in partnership with two of his brothers, actor Mark and singer Donnie.
Mark and Donnie Wahlberg are mourning the death of their mother, Alma Wahlberg, who appeared on their family reality show "Wahlburgers." She was 78.
Donald Edmond Wahlberg Jr. [1] (born August 17, 1969) [2] is an American singer-songwriter, actor and producer. He is a founding member of the boy band New Kids on the Block . Outside music, he has had roles in the Saw films , Zookeeper (2011), Dreamcatcher (2003), The Sixth Sense (1999), Righteous Kill (2008), and Ransom (1996), as well as the ...
Year Title Role Notes 1993 The Marky Mark Workout: Himself Direct-to-video [1]: 1994 Renaissance Man: Private Tommy Lee Haywood [2]1995 The Basketball Diaries
Wahlberg is a devout Catholic; in an interview on The Catholic Talk Show, he gave all praise and credit to Jesus Christ, and the Catholic Church for his life. [17] Wahlberg is also the host of The Bottom Line, a podcast that highlights the stories of individuals and their struggles and eventual breakthroughs with addiction. [1]
His mother, Alma Elaine (née Donnelly), was a bank clerk and nurse's aid, and his father, Donald Edmond Wahlberg, Sr., was a teamster who worked as a delivery driver; the two divorced in 1982. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] His father, a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, died on February 14, 2008. [ 4 ]