Donnie Wahlberg
Donnie Wahlberg
Donald Edmond "Donnie" Wahlberg, Jr.is an American singer-songwriter, actor, record producer, and film producer. He is a founding member of the boy band New Kids on the Block. Outside of music, he has had featured roles in the Saw films, The Sixth Sense, Dreamcatcher, and Righteous Kill, also appearing in the World War II miniseries Band of Brothers. From 2002 to 2003, he starred in the crime drama Boomtown. He has been starring in the drama series Blue Bloods with...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth17 August 1969
CityBoston, MA
CountryUnited States of America
I wish I was a guy who could have pancakes and bacon and cheesy eggs, but I'd curl up and pass out. I gotta start healthy or I'll be off the rails all day.
When you grow up in a city like Boston, where I grew up, a lot of kids became criminals or cops. I never really had a bad take on cops other than I hate when there's one behind me on the highway.
When New Kids became really successful, I got a lot of offers to do parts in movies and TV shows, but I was really busy, so I pretty much turned everything down. But I always knew it was something that I would eventually put some energy into.
Backstreet Boys fans don't want to hear the New Kids singing all of their hits. Just like our fans don't want to hear the Backstreet Boys singing all of our hits.
There's a real danger in doing a sequel. There are some benefits, but that all hinges on how well you execute. Quite frankly, most sequels don't execute well
In the end I'm the only one who knows me
What's important is self-appreciation
The food in Europe is pretty disappointing. I like fried chicken. But other than that Europe is great.
I try to ground most of my characters in reality somehow. That's kind of what I bring to the table.
Ultimately in the end, it's the director's choice
I didn't have big movie offers, or any big agents wanting to work with me. I had to go grassroots, start at the bottom and go on 150 auditions before someone finally gave me a shot
With the Internet, kids today learn things quicker than we do and they have everything there is to see, so you have to do more than just remake some old '70s film
It's rare that I come across actors who are willing to work as hard on the material as I am
It's not hard to keep up the image we chose. It's not hard to stay yourselves.