11 Majorly Successful Stars Who Had Tough Childhoods

2. Mark Wahlberg

Wahlberg grew up in the tough South Boston neighborhood of Dorchester. The youngest of nine siblings, Wahlberg’s parents divorced when he was only 11 and he grew up dividing his time between them. Wahlberg had been in trouble 20–25 times with the Boston Police Department during his youth. By age 13, he had developed an addiction to cocaine. At age 15, a civil action was filed against the actor for his involvement in two separate incidents of harassing African-American children. At age 16, Wahlberg was charged with attempted murder and was sentenced to two years in Suffolk County Deer Island House of Correction. Wahlberg has admitted that he made a lot of mistakes growing up and that he has learned from them. Today, Wahlberg is an avid Roman Catholic and attends church daily. The successful actor/producer currently lives in LA with his wife and their four children.