Mark Wahlberg's teen son towers over him a year after actor left Hollywood to give kids better life
The 52-year-old Mark Wahlberg is a father of four, whom he shares with his model wife Rhea
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA: Mark Wahlberg’s model wife Rhea Durham recently posted a photo on her Instagram page that showed the actor posing alongside their son, Brendan.
Fans of the ‘Shooter’ star could not contain their excitement seeing the father-son photo, which showed the schoolboy towering over his famous dad.
Durham captioned the sweet picture as “How did he become a freshman in high school already??” attracting numerous comments as well as thousands of likes.
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Mark Wahlberg's fans comment on how 'time flew by'
A user wrote, “Awesome picture ‼️❤️ good luck in highschool ☺️💕 you will do great 👍🏻😃”
Another user shared, “Your boy’s getting big!” The third one commented, “Oh my gosh he’s taller than dad! That went by fast. Hope the kids have a great school year.”
“Great pic!💙. You blinked and time flew by!♥️🥳” the fourth user stated.
The fifth one said, “I know they tend to grow faster than vegetables nowadays congratulations.”
A person even went on to declare the pair as “Twins!” The second one added, “Great pic of a handsome young man! Have a great school year!”
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Mark Wahlberg says Las Vegas shift gave kids 'chance to thrive'
The photo update about the Wahlbergs comes nearly a year after the actor and his family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, leaving behind the hustle and bustle of Hollywood.
Wahlberg and Durham have been married since 2009 and share four children — 20-year-old Ella, Michael, 17, Brendon, 14, and 13-year-old Grace.
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In early 2023, the ‘Pain & Gain’ actor revealed the reason behind the shift. He told Fox News Digital, “It's really giving the kids a chance to thrive.”
He continued, “It just has the best of both worlds. I know a lot of people, when they think Las Vegas, they think the Strip."
“But just about 15, 20 minutes away, there's a whole lot of other amazing areas that are all about family and community,” he added.
“There's lots of opportunity here as well for me. We're trying to create a studio. We're trying to build the shoe factory. We want to create lots of jobs here,” the Boston native said.
Wahlberg added, "When I moved here, I brought probably like 15 or 20 people that work with me also moving here. They went from three-bedroom houses that they were really struggling to pay rent for. And now they have a six-bedroom house. And it's, you know, half the cost."
