The new highest-paid actor in Hollywood according to Forbes is the American Mark Wahlberg, 46, having earned about 68 million dollars in 12 months (from June 2016 to June 2017). The actor, producer, singer and model thus culminates a successful film career that began with a photo in his underwear; that of a young aspiring rapper who showed his statuesque body with the model Kate Moss.
That was in the ’90s, when the actor was still called Marky Mark and his artistic goal was to become a childish rap star. Goal that he achieved with his first album, Music for the People, but that he did not keep up with the next one, You Gotta Believe, which was a flop. However, this short musical career served Wahlberg to promote himself as a sex symbol thanks to a muscular body that he did not hesitate to show off during his concerts, “bald” included.
The cover that catapulted the young man to almost international stardom was the one he starred in with the model Kate Moss as part of an advertising campaign for the firm Calvin Klein. In this ad, the still Marky Mark not only exploited his physique but also maintained that rapper aesthetic with baggy pants and a tough guy attitude, a rebel without a cause. This stage as a model and sex symbol culminated in 1992, when he was chosen as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world by People magazine.
The next step was the interpretation. Two years after the famous announcement, Mark Wahlberg already made his debut with the film A Poet Amongst Recruits, starring Danny DeVito and which was linked to another series of films and performances such as Diary of a Rebel and Boogie Nights, with which he received positive reviews. who recognized his acting skills. However, the young actor directed his career towards higher-grossing than artistic film titles with some exceptions such as Planet of the Apes, directed by Tim Burton.
Later his golden age would come with Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for his films The Departed (2007) and The Fighter (2011) or with the production of television series such as Boardwalk Empire, highly successful with audiences and critics. However, the films that have allowed Wahlberg to hold the title of the highest paid actor in Hollywood were designed exclusively for the box office: Daddy’s Home 2 and Transformers: the Last Knight.
Dwayne Johnson, the second highest paid
With these million-dollar figures, the rapper-turned-actor sends the actor who was the leader of 2016, Dwayne Johnson, also known as The Rock, to second place on the list with an estimated earnings of 65 million dollars.
Unlike Wahlberg, The Rock had to overcome more odds to rise to stardom. “Never forget where you come from. I was evicted when I was 14 and completely broke at 23.” This confession was part of the gratitude that the Hollywood star shared with all his fans last year. Dwayne Johnson is clear that on his way to becoming the highest paid actor in the world, he has had to overcome difficult times.
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