Biography: "The Wahlberg Brothers"

The Biography Channel debuted a new doc on the Wahlberg Brothers December 6, which I was pleased to be included in as a media spokesman. After not appearing on a TV doc for the better part of a year , this has been a season of riches, with the E! "THS" on Celine Dion, Biography's "Donny & Marie" show and, in Canada, another "THS" on Nelly Furtado. But this is it, for now.

Here's the Bio Channel's synopsis: "Growing up in Boston, Donnie and Mark Wahlberg were the youngest of 9 children. Donnie shot to fame with popular boy band "New Kids on the Block." Later, Donnie began acting in such films as Ransom and The Sixth Sense. Younger brother Mark began his career as rapper "Marky Mark" along with group "The Funky Bunch." Mark's breakout hit as an actor came in the film, Boogie Nights, and he was nominated for an Academy Award for The Departed.


My mission covered proliferation of Donnie in New Kids on the Block and the subsequent chart success of Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch. My favorite comment: "When he performed, he also had a proclivity toward... touching... his... stuff," followed by a bemused look. In total, it looks like I logged about 25 comments during the hour—the most among any show I've participated in. That's more fun that a plate of french fries. Check local listings for future airings on the Bio channel.

AND NELLY FURTADO'S "TRUE HOLLYWOOD STORY"...




From E!: "Canadian pop star Nelly Furtado is profiled in tonight's True Hollywood Story. Producers focus on her transformation from a tomboyish newbie on her debut album Whoa, Nelly! to a sultry singing sensation on 2006's Loose."