How Donnie Wahlberg Achieved a Net Worth of $20 Million

Some might remember as one of the hit wonders on New Kids on the Block or for his primary role on the hit television series Blue Bloods. Donnie Wahlberg has certainly made his rounds during his career to this point. He is a successful actor, but he has also been a musician, producer, reality television star, and he is a well known businessman. When you combine all of these characteristics, you can rightly assume that he has made quite a bit of money. It is refreshing to hear his story. He did not just fall into the money. He got there with hard work and perseverance. When New Kids on the Block began to get popular, he was already looking for other ways to remain in the mainstream even after the music scene faded away on him. This is one of the many reasons why he has been able to achieve a net worth in excess of $20 million. Continue reading to learn more about how he got there.

Where He Is Now

Let us just cut right to the modern day. Donnie Wahlberg has been a fixture on the hit television series Blue Bloods since its premiere season. That was roughly ten years ago. This is a major hit show on CBS, with Wahlberg holding down one of the main starring roles. Working with Tom Selleck is an obvious boost to one’s career, and it certainly has been for Donnie Wahlberg. He plays Danny Reagan on the show. He is a detective that is on every episode, meaning that he is earning quite a tidy sum of money with each weekly episode. The show is not even in syndication yet, so who knows how long he will continue earning money from this show.

As with many famous people today, people associate the actor with his older brother. In this case, Mark Wahlberg has been quite successful himself. Along with Mark, Donnie has been able to stay successful throughout his career. Together, they have also created a number of business ventures as a family that has done quite nicely for him. In short Donnie Wahlberg has been on the professional scene now for four decades, allowing him to accumulate a net worth that is believed to currently be in the neighborhood of $20 million. That figure is certain to continue growing in the coming years.

Let Us Go Back

To understand how he got to this point, we first have to go back to the beginning for Donnie Wahlberg. In his case, that would be the mid 1980s when he was a member of the wildly popular hit pop band, New Kids on the Block. There is hardly a teenager alive during the 80s who is not familiar with this band. This was back when groups depended on album sales for their wealth, and boy did this band know how to rack up the sales. They were able to stay successful for a decade. During that time, they sold more than 80 million records around the globe. That amounted for quite a bit of money, but even that seemed to pale in comparison to the money that they made from the sales of their merchandise. They were able to make more than $400 million off of that alone. It was in the early 1990s that New Kids on the Block went on a massive tour that is still one of the most profitable in the history of the music industry. The band would officially disband in 1994, but they are still making money. In fact, they had a reunion in 2009 and have been known to tour periodically. Donnie Wahlberg still loves the music industry and has been known to create music and play from time to time when he is able to.

Moving On

Donnie Wahlberg would move on from the music industry and enter the world of acting. He could have just rested easy with the money that he made with New Kids on the Block, but that was not his style. He immediately went to Hollywood and found his way onto the set of The Sixth Sense. That was back in 1999. If you remember the hit HBO series Band of Brothers that came out in 2001, you will also know that Donnie Wahlberg has a starring role there right next to Damian Lewis. He was also in the mini-series on HBO entitled Dreamcatcher. He would continue his activing career by landing the part of Detective Eric Matthews in Saw.

It was in 2010 that we was cast for his current role on Blue Bloods. This is now where much of his money comes from. He currently makes around $150,000 per episode. You do that math and you will quickly see that this is why he has been able to come up with so much money so quickly. Some might remember as one of the hit wonders on New Kids on the Block or for his primary role on the hit television series Blue Bloods. Donnie Wahlberg has certainly made his rounds during his career to this point. He is a successful actor, but he has also been a musician, producer, reality television star, and he is a well known businessman. When you combine all of these characteristics, you can rightly assume that he has made quite a bit of money. It is refreshing to hear his story. He did not just fall into the money. He got there with hard work and perseverance. When New Kids on the Block began to get popular, he was already looking for other ways to remain in the mainstream even after the music scene faded away on him.

Conclusion

Donnie Wahlberg is a former and current musician turned actor who has enjoyed success spanning four decades. That is quite impressive. It has also allowed him to accumulate a net worth of $20 million. Time will only tell how much that grows, particularly seeing as how Blue Bloods is still on the air.

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