Born in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, I am the youngest of nine children, with siblings Arthur, Jim, Paul, Robert, Tracey, Michelle, Debbie, and Donnie Wahlberg. My mother, Alma Elaine (née McPeck), was a bank clerk and nurse's aide, and my father, Donald E. Wahlberg, was a Teamster who worked as a delivery driver; the two divorced in 1982. I had a Catholic upbringing and attended Copley Square High School (but never graduated) on Newbury Street in Copley Square in Boston. The campus now houses Muriel Snowden International School.

I began recording as Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, earning a hit with "Good Vibrations" from the album Music for the People. The record was produced by brother Donnie and later hit #1 on The Billboard Hot 100, later becoming certified as a Platinum single. In the video, widely broadcast on music video channels, I was shown boxing, lifting weights and showing off my bare, well-muscled torso.

My cocky, street-wise persona contributed to my fame. During concert performances, I was known for stripping to a pair of white briefs, gyrating my hips and rubbing my crotch. In the dedication of my 1992 book, I say in the preface that "I wanna dedicate this book to my cock".

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