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How Mark Wahlberg bulked up for 'Pain & Gain'

If you want evidence of just how far Mark Wahlberg has come, check out these scenes from his 1993 workout video, Form... Focus... Fitness . Wahlberg—who at the time went by the stage name Marky Mark—was famous for making poppy rap songs, like the 1991 hit "Good Vibrations," and for being in his underwear, both in music videos and Calvin Klein ads. But this workout video highlights the full extent of his meathead bravado. Whether he's creepily leering at his assistants' cleavage or rewarding himself for lifting some "phat weights" by "mackin' by the pool wit some fly honeys," never has a semi-celebrity made such a convincing case for cultural obscurity.What a difference 30 years make. Wahlberg went on to become one of the best actors of his generation. Don't believe us?The New York Time s made that claim first. Wahlberg has two Oscar nominations to his credit, which puts him in the same league as guys like Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon. He's done big budget action flicks and arthouse...

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    Heritage Foundation Fellow Nicolas Loris on the factors leading Fisker towards bankruptcy.

  2. Gas pains for Matt Damon

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  3. Matt Damon manipulating fracking facts in new film?

    Never let facts ruin a good story.According to a New York Post article by documentary filmmaker and journalist Phelim McAleer , stars/screenwriters Matt Damon and Jo...

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  5. Matt Damon Excited to Make Out With Michael Douglas in Liberace Biopic

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  6. Matt Damon ’s Teaching Moment

    Reason TV Journalist Michelle Fields asks Matt Damon why it’s so hard to fire teachers in some states.

  7. Matt Damon's Silly Teacher Rant

    Actor Matt Damon is a walking public-service reminder to immunize your children early and often against La-La Land disease. In Damon's world, all public-school teach...

  8. Matt Damon Debuts Chrome Dome: Who Has the Best Bald Head in Hollywood History?

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  9. Matt Damon Says Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Are 'Like Prisoners': Which Celebrity Do You NOT Feel Sorry For?

    Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are unbelievably rich, incredibly gorgeous and disgustingly in love.But of all the people in the world to have sympathy for, Matt Damon ...

  10. Matt Damon : Sarah Palin Presidency Would Be Like a 'Really Bad Disney Movie'

    Actor Matt Damon says the selection of Sarah Palin as the Republican nominee for vice president in the United States could end up "like a really bad Disney movie" if...

  11. Matt Damon , Wife Expecting Another Baby, Rep Tells Magazine

    Matt Damon and his wife Luciana are expecting another baby, his rep told People magazine."They couldn't be happier," his spokeswoman Jennifer Allen told the magazine...

  12. Matt Damon Criticizing Obama?

    Tackling the political vibe in Hollywood

  1. Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev attended same high school as Matt Damon , Ben Affleck

    Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev reportedly attended the Cambridge Latin and Rindge School, a high school that boasts many famous alumni, including ...

  2. Matt Damon duct tapes Jimmy Kimmel to chair, steals show

    Matt Damon had his revenge.The butt of a long-running joke on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," the actor opened Thursday night's show as a kidnapper who tied Kimmel to a c...

  3. Matt Damon film looks at controversial practice of fracking

    John Roberts reports from Atlanta

  4. Matt Damon's anti-fracking film gets foreign funding

    Actor pleads ignorance of UAE link

  5. Fracking industry worried Matt Damon's 'Promised Land' will be hatchet job

    Matt Damon is throwing his two cents into the debate about fracking with his upcoming film "Promised Land," but critics are worried it will be nothing more than a ha...

  6. Matt Damon Rips Into President Obama, Says He Failed to Lead

    Matt Damon is expressing his disdain for Barack Obama ’s presidency again, this time saying that the President doesn’t have any “balls.”Once one of Obama’s biggest c...

  7. Michael Moore 'Endorses' Matt Damon : Which Celebrity Should Run for President?

    Matt Damon may soon be doing a little " Good Will Hunting " near you ... if Michael Moore has his way."I think that [Matt Damon] has been very courageous in not cari...

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