The Basketball Diaries

Several independent movies followed, including The Basketball Diaries (1995) and Total Eclipse (1995). The latter film focused on poet Arthur Rimbaud’s homosexual relationship with Paul Verlaine.

…notice the following year in The Basketball Diaries and worked steadily thereafter. Wahlberg’s breakout role was the lead in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Boogie Nights (1997), in which he portrayed a porn star. Highly sought after, Wahlberg took roles in a wide range of genres, including comedy, action, and drama. He…