Actor Mark Wahlberg, a school dropout, got his High School Diploma at 42, as an example for his kids.
With little pain, Mark Wahlberg has gained a high school diploma. The 42-year-old Pain & Gain actor announced in a Huffington Post op-ed on Monday, Sept. 16 2013 that he is now a high school graduate after dropping out in the ninth grade. “I never made it past the ninth grade,” the Boston native shared.