Mark Wahlberg’s wife, Rhea Durham takes her daughters Ella Rae and Grace to Coldwater Canyon Park in Beverly Hills this afternoon. Mark and Rhea have been together since 2001, and have four children together.
Pictured: Sofia Vergara, Gabourey Sidibe, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Zac Efron, Mark Wahlberg, Robert Pattinson, Robert Downey Jr., Dennis Quaid and Mila Jovovich.
“The Fighter” star Mark Wahlberg makes an appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” today (Wednesday, December 15). The actor reveals how he found out about his recent Golden Globe nominations. Here is a snippet from the interview:
Ellen: What a day this is for you. You found out this morning, you woke up and, what, you got a phone call? How did you find out that you got nominated?
Mark: Yeah, my agent called at 5:30 in the morning. Woke up my wife and my 11-month-old who was sleeping next to us in the crib. That was the only downside about the phone call. That she woke up screaming but yeah, they called and said that I was nominated, the movie was nominated, all my fellow cast members were nominated, the director was nominated and Boardwalk Empire.
Ellen: And Boardwalk Empire as well.
Mark: Three nominations.
Ellen: So personally, three and six for the movie.
Mark: Yeah. It’s crazy. I’ve been nominated a bunch of times but never once, I don’t expect it but just to be invited back to the show, my wife is excited. It’s like a date night for us. She’s talking about getting a gown so I get to see her all dolled up.
Ellen: And the Golden Globes are fun. It’s a really fun awards show.
Mark: Yeah, they give you food and drinks and mingle.
It was announced this morning (along with the other nominations) that Mark & Christian were both nominated for Golden Globes for their roles in ‘The Fighter’. Mark spoke with USA Today this morning, after learning of his nomination:
“I’m just so excited. We just wanted to make this movie, we didn’t think anyone would see it, never mind have all this stuff happen. For everyone to be recognized for their hard work and commitment to portraying these people, who I’ve become close to, it’s thrilling.”
That’s Mark Wahlberg talking to USA TODAY’s Maria Puente.
He said one of his first calls was to Micky Ward, whom he plays in The Fighter, a true story about a pair of brothers and their effort to win a welterweight championship. “He’s thrilled. I told him to make sure his mother and family know about it.”
Wahlberg was at home in L.A. with his family when his agent called at 5 a.m. with the news, which woke up his 11-month-old baby. “It was the best possible wake-up call.”
I cannot wait to see this new movie, looks so good! The Fighter, an upcoming boxing movie, has been a passion project of Mark Wahlberg’s for years. I love Christian Bale, and maybe he’ll finally win an for an award with this movie!