Claim: Mark Wahlberg was known as Marky Mark, his stage name for his musical group.
Evidence: Wahlberg was known as Marky Mark in his early career as frontman for the group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch , releasing the albums Music for the People and You Got ta Believe.
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch was an American hip-hop group led by Mark Wahlberg.