Mark Wahlberg, wife Rhea Durham and their four kids.Photo:Instagram/Rhea Wahlberg
Instagram/Rhea Wahlberg
Mark Wahlbergand his family are loving life in Nevada!
In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE for this week’s issue, theArthur the Kingstar shares that he, wifeRhea Durhamand theirfour kidsare happily settled in Las Vegas followingtheir big movefrom California in 2022.
“It’s a place where my kids can thrive and do their thing and pursue their interests,” the actor, 52, says of the family’s new home base.
Wahlberg and Durham — who married in August 2009 — share daughters Ella, 20, and Grace, 14, and sons Michael, 17, and Brendan, 15.
Mark Wahlberg, wife Rhea Durham and their four children.John Shearer/WireImage
When theFather Stustar first revealed in fall 2022 that his family had left California, he sharedhis vision of building a studioand turning Las Vegas into “Hollywood 2.0.”
“After this gubernatorial election, hopefully we go to legislation and get a bill passed so we can get tax credits for the state, build a state-of-the-art studio here and make this Hollywood 2.0,” he said onThe Talkat the time.
“I want to be able to work from home,” the star added.
Wahlberg went on to explain that he had “only made a couple of movies in the entire time” that he lived in California.
“So to be able to give my kids a better life and follow and pursue their dreams — whether it be my daughter as an equestrian, my son as a basketball player, my younger son as a golfer — this made a lot more sense for us,” he continued.
Rhea Durham and Mark Wahlberg.Mark Wahlberg/Instagram
Mark Wahlberg/Instagram
Wahlberg also said he and Durham, 45, saw the move to Nevada as an opportunity to “give ourselves a new look, a fresh start for the kids,” adding, “I’m really excited about the future.”
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Inan updateto PEOPLE one year after the relocation, the actor said his family was happy and thriving in their new digs. “Everybody’s adapted nicely. The kids are all out at school, and everybody’s happy,” he shared.
In the film — based onMikael Lindnord’s 2017 bookArthur: The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home— Wahlberg plays an athlete who keeps encountering a stray dog while taking part in a grueling endurance race through the Dominican Republic.
He and his teammates end up taking in the determined canine, whom they name Arthur the King, and making him their mascot.
Mark Wahlberg and his canine costar in ‘Arthur the King’.Carlos Rodriguez/Courtesy of Lionsgate
Carlos Rodriguez/Courtesy of Lionsgate
Wahlberg tells PEOPLE he and the pup bonded while filming — though the star had to resort to a bit of “bribery” at first to win over the animal.
Arthur the Kingis in theaters now.For more on Mark Wahlberg, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands now.
source: people.com
