London, Jan 23 : Mark Wahlberg has lashed out at the magazine reporter who had quizzed him about the 9/11 attacks and blamed him for steering the interview off-course and taking his comments out of context as the actor tried to promote his new movie `Contraband'.

London, Jan 19 : Mark Wahlberg has apologised for his comment that he would have carried out a Hollywood-style rescue aboard one of the hijacked September 11 aircraft.

‘The Departed’ star was scheduled to take United Airlines flight 93, which crashed in a Pennsylvania field as passengers fought to overpower four al-Qaeda hijackers who intended to use the plane to attack Washington DC.

New York, Jan 16 : Mark Wahlberg's `Contraband' stole the top spot at the weekend box office from `Beauty and the Beast 3D' with some perfectly executed timing.

According to Hollywood. com, the heist thriller, which hauled 24.1 dollars, avoided the crowded field of action movies hitting the multiplex in the coming months.

London, Jan 15 - Actor Mark Wahlberg is all set to adapt the TV series "Entourage" into a film and says it will be "90 minutes of craziness".

"That's definitely something that we're actively trying to put together. We're just waiting for series creator Doug Ellin to write the script," femalefirst. co. uk quoted Wahlberg as saying.

Wahlberg feels "Entourage" will work better on the big screen as the TV episodes were too short.

London, Oct 30 : Actor Mark Wahlberg is set to team up with technical experts to convert his vehicle into a "fully connected" mobile office.

The "Fighter" star will appear on hit US reality show West Coast Customs and help convert his new black Cadillac Escalade into a more comfortable car.

Los Angeles, Aug 29 - Actor Mark Wahlberg is planning to open a burger restaurant with his brothers Donnie and Paul Wahlberg.

"It just works, it's a good sounding brand we could put out the product with, a great name people could relate to" Mark's business partner Ed St. Croix told Boston Herald.

London, March 16 - Actor Mark Wahlberg is planning to make a sequel to his film "The Fighter" after the movie garnered Academy Awards.

The actor plays real life boxing legend 'Irish' Micky Ward in the film, opposite Christian Bale as Ward's half-brother Dicky Ecklund.

London, Feb 4 - Mark Wahlberg put his boxing training for Oscar-nominated "The Fighter" to good use when he got into a brawl with a man who attacked his friend at a nightclub.

The 39-year-old actor, who trained for four-and-a-half years to play Irish-American boxer Micky Ward in the biopic, said his training was helpful when his pal got into trouble during a night-out, reports femalefirst. co. uk.

London, Dec 21 - Actors Mark Wahlberg and Will Smith have been offered $1 million each to fight in a celebrity boxing match.

Both actors have portrayed boxers on the big screen - Wahlberg in "The Fighter" and Smith in "Ali". Damon Feldman, CEO of Hollywood Boxing Federation, is hoping they will put their sporting skills to the test for a charity bout in February.

London, Sep 6 : Hollywood actor-producer Mark Wahlberg has revealed he is "embarrassed" about his music career.

The 39-year-old, who was a member of 'New Kids on the Block' band before quitting it because he didn't like their musical style and found fame as rapper Marky Mark, admits he realises now he wasn't as cool as he once thought, reports femalefirst. co. uk.

London, Aug 16 - Actor Mark Wahlberg has revealed that he regrets promising retirement from acting at 40, insisting he only made the vow because he was feeling overworked.

The "Departed" star became known for his wild lifestyle after making the transition from rapping as Marky Mark to acting, and once declared he'd turn his back on his career when he reached the age milestone.

New York, August 05 : Mark Wahlberg has admitted that he regrets writing his 1992 memoir, ‘Marky Mark,’ and dedicating it to his manhood.

Wahlberg said that he thought his 1992 memoir would be funny, but it didn’t happen so.

"I thought it would be funny," the New York Post quoted him as telling Time''s Belinda Luscombe during the magazine''s Live 10 Questions panel.

London, July 30 : Hollywood actor Mark Wahlberg was stopped by police for allegedly running a stop sign as he was driving through Los Angeles.

The "Planet of the Apes" star's luxury Bentley car was pulled over by a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officer on suspicion of the motoring offence, reports imdb. com.

Wahlberg was reportedly on his way to church when he was stopped.

It is not known whether the actor was handed a traffic ticket for the alleged violation. (IANS)

Washington, June 13 : Actor Mark Wahlberg got into trouble while still at school when he tried to peek up the skirt of his science teacher.

The actor says that the memories came flooding back when he was cast as a science teacher in director M. Night Shyamalan's new thriller ‘The Happening’.

New York, Feb 27: Hollywood actors Mark Wahlberg and Leonardo DiCaprio will be seen together once again in the remake of the 2006 documentary Cocaine Cowboys.

Wahlberg would be seen playing drug linchpin Jon Roberts while DiCaprio would be seen playing an airplane pilot in a supporting role.

The story revolves around the largest cocaine trafficker in Miami in the 1970s and 1980s.

Washington, Nov 9 : Mark Wahlberg is gearing up to star in live-action adaptation of the bestselling Rockstar videogame ‘Max Payne’.

Shooting for the Twentieth Century Fox pic begins next year with John Moore in the director’s chair.

Whalberg is currently in talks to play the lead, a cop haunted by the tragic loss of his family and who has little regard for rules as he investigates a series of mysterious murders.

He finds himself up against an adversary bent on destroying Max and the streets he protects.

Washington, Oct 11 : Actor Mark Wahlberg has revealed that his role of a tough cop in ‘The Departed’ was based on his mum.

The actor, who earned an Oscar nomination for his role in the 2006 flick, asserted that he used his tough-talking, no-nonsense mother for the basis of his role of Sean Dignam.

"It's loosely based on my mother... She's crazy, man, and she likes to put me in my place,” Contactmusic quoted Wahlberg, as saying.