Mark Wahlberg admits his kids think he’s ‘cringe’: ‘Only cool when it’s convenient’

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52-year-old actor shares daughters Ella, 20, and Grace, 13, and sons Michael, 17 and Brendan, 15, with his wife Rhea Durham, 45.

During a recent interview with The Telegraph, Wahlberg and his “The Family Plan” co-star Michelle Monaghan were asked if their children think they are “cool” since they’re Hollywood stars.“I think we’re cool when it’s convenient, getting something done for them and meeting somebody they want to meet,” Wahlberg said.“But, you know, it’s fun for us, because we do live this kind of exciting life of pretend, making movies.

We go home, and we’re just boring parents again.”“I think all parents go through the same thing. Their kids think they’re out of touch, they don’t know what’s going on,” the two-time Academy Award nominee added.“They don’t realize we’ve been through all these things, and we’re trying to pass that experience and knowledge onto our kids to make their lives a little bit easier and help them avoid making some of the mistakes we’ve made.”Wahlberg added his children tease him about his Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch days and aren’t fans of his singing. “For them, it’s cringe,” Wahlberg said. “They definitely don’t want to hear that.”Wahlberg rose to fame as a member of the hip-hop group, which released its platinum debut album, “Music For the People,” in 1991.

After the group disbanded in 1993, Wahlberg continued to pursue a career in music before becoming an actor.Wahlberg told The Telegraph his children could relate to a scene in “The Family Plan,” in which he and Monaghan, who played his wife, sing along to Vanilla Ice in front of their mortified kids.“They did get a big laugh out of that particular scene.