Donnie or Mark Wahlberg: Who Is the Most Successful? Oh, tough question! Growing us as one of 12 siblings means the competition must have been tough growing up in Boston for Donnie and Mark Wahlberg. According to cheatsheet.com, it appears that Donnie was sprung into stardom first as one of the New Kids on the Block. Perhaps one of the greatest boy bands of all time. Mark Wahlberg saw that fame and wanted a piece of it, according to cheatsheet.com, and so began the career of Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. There is no doubt that the two brothers have left a huge mark on the entertainment industry and were off to quick starts as young men.