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Mark Wahlberg, 52, jokingly admitted he doesn’t know why he wasn’t part of the now viral Dunkin’ industrial that premiered through the Tremendous Bowl final week. The actor, who’s a fellow Boston native just like the advert’s stars, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, was requested why he was absent from the humorous function, which additionally options former longtime New England Patriots participant Tom Brady, throughout an interview on The Late Present With Stephen Colbert on Wednesday, and he didn’t hesitate to make some cheeky feedback.
“I used to be pondering the identical factor. I do not know. I’m from the mistaken aspect of the tracks, I feel,” he lightheartedly informed host Stephen Colbert, referring to Ben and Matt being from Cambridge and him being from the South Boston neighborhood of Dorchester.
“I’m attempting to work my approach into [their] good graces, however very, very humorous,” he added. “Hopefully they’ll give me the decision one in all lately. I’m nonetheless ready patiently.”
Within the Dunkin’ industrial, Ben, Matt, and Tom are in a hilarious Boston-bred boy band known as The DunKings as Ben’s real-life spouse Jennifer Lopez pretends to be irritated behind a soundboard in a studio. The advert additionally had prolonged cuts and numerous variations that the corporate launched after the Tremendous Bowl.
Along with asking in regards to the Dunkin’ advert, Stephen requested Mark if he attended the Tremendous Bowl, which occurred at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV, the place the proficient star not too long ago moved. He admitted he did attend however solely stayed till halftime, when Usher carried out, after which went dwelling. Stephen then joked if he was intimidated by the singer’s abs.
“No, I didn’t know if he was going to return out with the abs or if he was simply going to do the hip thrusts,” Mark mentioned. “I had no concept what he was going to do. However I really went to do some stuff to advertise the film. After which I promised my spouse I might be dwelling.”
Mark additionally mentioned he wished to go away the Tremendous Bowl early as a result of he has some difficulties up to now. “Final time we went to a Tremendous Bowl, it was the Patriots versus the Falcons and other people all the time questioned why I left at halftime, however [my son] was an 8-year-old and he was screaming and cursing on the prime of his lungs as a result of they have been down 28 to three,” he recalled. “And we have been embarrassed, so I didn’t know what he was going to do on the sport.”
