Mark Wahlberg and his brothers Donnie and Paul and mother Alma have been busy filming a reality series featuring their family restaurant in Boston.
A&E has been capturing material for show episodes all year and will begin airing ‘Wahlburgers’ on January 22, 2014 at 10:30 p.m. eastern.
Network Vice President and General Manager David McKillop said, “We’re thrilled to partner with the entire Wahlberg family as they graciously lift the curtain to share this new side of their story. This series offers viewers a new take on the celebrity reality series showcasing one of America’s favorite families.”
Donnie said on the ‘Arsenio Hall Show,’ “It’ll be called ‘Wahlburgers’ … just like the burgers. People called us that as kids, they’d tease me, they’d say ‘Wahlburger’ if they weren’t calling me ‘Junior Jailbird,’ because of my older brothers being inmates all the time. They’d say, ‘Hey, Ronald Wahlburger,’ so we got the last laugh and opened a burger joint with the name.”
Mark Wahlberg first gained fame with his brother Donnie in the boy band New Kids on the Block. He has gone on to enjoy a lucrative career in acting and producing television and films.
Donnie dates Jenny McCarthy of ‘The View’ and is a regular online poker player on the website Hollywood Poker.
Photo Credit: Instagram-Mark Wahlberg