Donald Edmond Wahlberg Jr. is an American singer, actor, and producer. He began his entertainment career as a founding member of the boy band New Kids on the Block, which he joined at age 15.
The band, known for their success in the late 1980s and early 1990s, announced their breakup in 1994. In April 2008, Wahlberg confirmed the group's reunion, leading to their album The Block, released in September 2008, which topped American charts and was certified gold.