Donnie Wahlberg is an American actor, television producer, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was born Donald Edmond Wahlberg Jr. on August 17, 1969 in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston. He is the eighth of nine children, with older siblings, Arthur, Jim, Paul, Robert, Tracey, Michelle, Debbie and younger brother, Mark. He also has three half-siblings from his father's first marriage: Donna, Scott and Buddy. He is the older brother of actor Mark Wahlberg and younger brother of actor Robert Wahlberg, film producer Jim Wahlberg, and chef Paul Wahlberg.
Donnie Wahlberg began his entertainment career as the leader of the late 1980s/early 1990s 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 role of Carwood Lipton in the World War II miniseries Band of Brothers. From 2002 to 2003, he starred in the crime drama Boomtown, and from 2010 to 2024, he starred in the drama series Blue Bloods as Danny Reagan. He was also an executive producer of the TNT reality television show Boston's Finest (2013). He was nominated for Choice Scream at the 2006 Teen Choice Awards for his work in the Saw films. He has also produced and starred in Rock This Boat, Donnie Loves Jenny, and Return of the Mac on Pop TV. Wahlberg also produced and starred in the A&E reality series Wahlburgers, which earned him two Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
