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<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Donnie Wahlberg.</strong> He has been a heartthrob since the 1980&#8217;s, when the guys rose to fame in the New Kids on the Block and is still going strong today! Not only is he a talented singer and dancer but he also has a successful acting career. </p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size">To honor Donnie for his big 50th birthday, <em>Feeling the Vibe</em> dug deep and created a mega list of fun facts about your favorite NKOTB member and <em>Blue Bloods</em> actor. Keep reading!</p>



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<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>1.</strong> He was born on August 17, 1969 and grew up in Dorchester, MA.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>2.</strong> Donnie is the second youngest of 9 siblings; Arthur, Jim, Paul, Robert, Tracey, Michelle, and Debbie, and younger brother, Mark.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter"><img src="https://wud.tpx.mybluehost.me/website_9bd75fcc/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/wahlburgers-1024x683.jpg" class="wp-image-44300"/><figcaption><em>Mark, Paul, Alma, and Donnie Wahlberg</em></figcaption></figure></div>



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<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>3.</strong> His mother Alma was a bank clerk and nurse&#8217;s aide, and his father, Donald Edmond Wahlberg Sr., worked as a delivery driver.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>4. </strong> Donnie&#8217;s nationality is Swedish and Irish on his father&#8217;s side, and his mother is of Irish, English, and French-Canadian. </p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>5. </strong> He has two sons, Xavier and Elijah with his first wife Kimberly</p>



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<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>6. </strong>He and Jenny McCarthy started dating after meeting on <em>Watch What Happens Live</em> hosted by Andy Cohen.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>7.</strong> Huge fan of the Boston Celtics.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>8. </strong> <strong><a href="https://wud.tpx.mybluehost.me/website_9bd75fcc/toplists/35-fun-facts-about-jordan-knight-nkotb/">Just like his NKOTB bandmate Jordan</a></strong>, Donnie is also a restaurant owner. They have a restaurant in Boston named the Wahlburgers with his brothers Paul and Mark.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>9.</strong> Donnie was the first one to meet <a href="https://wud.tpx.mybluehost.me/website_9bd75fcc/news/donnie-wahlberg-pays-visit-to-the-man-that-started-nkotb-maurice-starr/"><strong>NKOTB creator, Maurice Starr.</strong></a></p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter"><img src="https://wud.tpx.mybluehost.me/website_9bd75fcc/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/donnie-wahlberg-maurice-starr-1024x768.jpg" class="wp-image-44161"/><figcaption><em>Donnie with NKOTB creator, Maurice Starr</em></figcaption></figure></div>



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<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>10.</strong> Just celebrated the 20th anniversary of his movie the Sixth Sense.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>11.</strong> He has been playing Danny Reagan on Blue Bloods since 2010.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>12.</strong> Are he and his wife fans of CBS&#8217;s &#8220;Love Island?&#8221; Donnie tweeted this out: Think me and @JennyMcCarthy just found a great way to spend a wonderfully lazy Saturday!!!!!!!!</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>13.</strong> Appeared in 7 episodes of Joey McIntyre&#8217;s &#8220;<em>Return of the Mac</em>&#8221; in 2017.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>14. </strong> For the NKOTB cruise, he hosts &#8220;Donnie&#8217;s Back Rub.&#8221; Watch as he dances super close to cruise attendee and NKOTB fan Jill.</p>



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<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>15.</strong> He lost 43 pounds for his role as Vincent in the Sixth Sense.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>16.</strong> His &#8220;cousin-in-law&#8221; is actor, Melissa McCarthy (Molly from Mike &; Molly)</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>17.</strong> Turned his french bulldog Lumpy into a superhero!</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="https://wud.tpx.mybluehost.me/website_9bd75fcc/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/lumpy-1024x768.jpg" alt="Donnie Wahlberg's dog Lumpy" class="wp-image-44293"/><figcaption><em>Donnie Wahlberg&#8217;s dog Lumpy</em></figcaption></figure>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>18.</strong> He&#8217;s kid friendly! When he spotted this 5 year old at their concert, he was impressed with all the lyrics he knew of the NKOTB songs.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="https://wud.tpx.mybluehost.me/website_9bd75fcc/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/donnie-child-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-44294"/><figcaption><em>Credit: Donnie Wahlberg Instagram</em></figcaption></figure>



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<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>19.</strong> He doesn&#8217;t like to spy on his spouse&#8217;s cell phone activity.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>20.</strong> Has positive words to say about his friends. For his bandmate Jordan Knight&#8217;s birthday, he sent a nice message revealing Jordan would be the first person to have his back ever since knew each other growing up together in Boston!</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter"><img src="https://wud.tpx.mybluehost.me/website_9bd75fcc/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/jordan-donnie.jpg" class="wp-image-44295"/><figcaption><em>Donnie Wahlberg and Jordan Knight Young</em></figcaption></figure></div>



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<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>21.</strong> Donnie once said, &#8220;<em>There is only one thing that motivates me, inspires me, fulfills me, humbles me and gets me on to that stage every single night — LOVE!</em>&#8220;</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>22. </strong>Super close to his mother Alma. For her birthday, he said &#8220;<em>I can write 7 million words to describe you, honor you, praise you and thank you. Instead, I’ll save some of those for the foreword of your upcoming book.</em>&#8220;</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter"><img src="https://wud.tpx.mybluehost.me/website_9bd75fcc/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/donnie-mom.jpg" class="wp-image-44302"/><figcaption><em>Donnie with his mom Alma</em> | <em>Instagram</em></figcaption></figure></div>



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<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>23.</strong> Supported his NKOTB bandmate, Joey McIntyre while he was in the Broadway musical, Waitress. </p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter"><img src="https://wud.tpx.mybluehost.me/website_9bd75fcc/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/donnie-waitress-1024x768.jpg" class="wp-image-44296"/><figcaption><em>Donnie Wahlberg at the Waitress Musical</em></figcaption></figure></div>



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<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>24. </strong> Once fangirled over Kacey Musgraves for singing he and wife Jenny&#8217;s song Butterflies and for &#8220;being so gracious.&#8221;</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>25. </strong> Hosted a show called <em>Very Scary People</em> for the HLN Network.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>26. </strong> Proposed with a 10-carat yellow sapphire engagement ring in early 2014.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter"><img src="https://wud.tpx.mybluehost.me/website_9bd75fcc/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/donnie-wahlberg-jenny-mccarthy-2.png" class="wp-image-44303"/><figcaption><em>Jenny McCarthy with husband Donnie Wahlberg | Life &; Style</em></figcaption></figure></div>



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<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>27.</strong> The couple married in 2014 at Hotel Baker in Illinois.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>28. </strong> McCarthy says he is an amazing stepdad to her son Evan who was diagnosed with autism.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>29.</strong> Had a reality show called Donnie Loves Jenny on A&;E</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>30. </strong> He&#8217;s a family man. Look at this cute selfie with his niece Ella.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter"><img src="https://wud.tpx.mybluehost.me/website_9bd75fcc/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/donnie-ella-1024x1024.jpg" class="wp-image-44297"/><figcaption><em>Donnie Wahlberg with his niece Ella</em></figcaption></figure></div>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>31. </strong> He is a big sneaker fan!</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>32.</strong> Gets upset when the NKOTB cruise comes to an end. &#8220;<em>It&#8217;s with a heavy heart that we say goodbye</em>&#8221; he said on Rock This Boat.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>33.</strong> Very close to his brother &#8211; actor, Mark Wahlberg. During an interview he said that was about to cry because &#8220;<em>Mark was the original member of the band with me</em>.&#8221;</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>34.</strong> Didn&#8217;t appear for the taping of Fuller House episode on season 2 because he was filming Blue Bloods.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>35.</strong> As a child he wanted to be a professional baseball player.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter"><img src="https://wud.tpx.mybluehost.me/website_9bd75fcc/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/donnie-bluebloods-set-1024x768.jpg" class="wp-image-44304"/><figcaption><em>Donnie Wahlberg on the set of Blue Bloods</em> | Instagram</figcaption></figure></div>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>36. </strong> When asked what his best quality is, he said his &#8220;positive attitude.&#8221;</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>37.</strong> If he wasn&#8217;t part of the NKOTB, he would want to be a police officer.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>38.</strong> He wishes he could tell his teenage self, &#8220;<em>don&#8217;t worry, everything&#8217;s going to be just fine.</em>&#8220;</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>39</strong>. For Mother&#8217;s Day, he posted this old school NKOTB photo with their moms</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter"><img src="https://wud.tpx.mybluehost.me/website_9bd75fcc/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/nkotb-mothers-819x1024.jpg" class="wp-image-44298"/><figcaption><em>Members of the NKOTB with their mothers</em></figcaption></figure></div>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>40. </strong>His guilty pleasure is watching <em>&#8216;The Real Housewives</em>&#8216; with his wife Jenny McCarthy.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>41. </strong> Is a proud self proclaimed &#8220;Mama&#8217;s boy!&#8221; His mother was a single mom who was left to raise 9 children on her own.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>42. </strong> Jordan says Donnie is a total foodie.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>43.</strong> Donnie loves Toronto saying, &#8220;<em>the food scene here is unbelievable</em>.&#8221; The family has one of their &#8220;Wahlburgers&#8221; restaurants in Toronto.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>44.</strong> Shoots Blue Bloods in NYC.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>45.</strong> He and wife Jenny McCarthy live in Chicago.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>46. </strong> <strong><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="In an interview with CBS (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.cbs.com/shows/watch_magazine/archive/1009266/getting-to-know-donnie-wahlberg-of-blue-bloods/" target="_blank">In an interview with CBS</a></strong> when they asked him how he would change his character, Wahlberg replied &#8220;<em>There&#8217;s a lot of humor in law enforcement, to get through some of the hard times. I would write him a few more jokes!</em>&#8220;</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>47. </strong> It took Donnie 2 weeks to first ask his now wife Jenny out on a date.</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>48.</strong> Once left a $2,000 tip at a Charlotte, North Carolina Waffle House. Wow! Why? His mom waited tables for years and he likes to treat these waitresses like queens.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="https://wud.tpx.mybluehost.me/website_9bd75fcc/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/donnie-selfie-king.jpeg" alt="Donnie Wahlberg becomes the Selfie King" class="wp-image-44305"/><figcaption><em>Donnie Wahlberg becomes the Selfie King</em></figcaption></figure>



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<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>49.</strong> He really is the selfie king! Wahlberg set the record for “Most Selfies In 3 Minutes” by posing for 122 photos. Where did he do this? On the New Kids on the Block cruise of course!</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>50.</strong> He turned the big 5-0 this year and he makes 50 look great!</p>



<p class="has-medium-font-size">There you have it! Are you on Twitter? Which NKOTB member do you want more of? Tweet us: &#8220;<a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Yes, I want more Jordan Knight"; @feelingthevibe! (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.twitter.com/feelingthevibe" target="_blank"><strong>I want more of Donnie, Jonathan, Jordan, Joey, or Danny&#8221; @feelingthevibe! </strong></a></p>



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