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Mark Wahlberg, 52, jokingly admitted he doesn’t know why he wasn’t part of the now viral Dunkin’ business that premiered throughout 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 characteristic, 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 considering the identical factor. I do not know. I’m from the mistaken facet of the tracks, I believe,” he lightheartedly advised host Stephen Colbert, referring to Ben and Matt being from Cambridge and him being from the South Boston neighborhood of Dorchester.

“I’m making an attempt to work my means into [their] good graces, however very, very humorous,” he added. “Hopefully they’ll give me the decision one in every of as of late. I’m nonetheless ready patiently.”

Within the Dunkin’ business, Ben, Matt, and Tom are in a hilarious Boston-bred boy band referred to as The DunKings as Ben’s real-life spouse Jennifer Lopez pretends to be aggravated behind a soundboard in a studio. The advert additionally had prolonged cuts and varied 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 passed off at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV, the place the gifted star lately moved. He admitted he did attend however solely stayed till halftime, when Usher carried out, after which went residence. 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 stated. “I had no thought what he was going to do. However I truly went to do some stuff to advertise the film. After which I promised my spouse I’d be residence.”

Mark additionally stated he wished to go away the Tremendous Bowl early as a result of he has some difficulties prior to now. “Final time we went to a Tremendous Bowl, it was the Patriots versus the Falcons and other people at all times puzzled why I left at halftime, however [my son] was an 8-year-old and he was screaming and cursing on the high of his lungs as a result of they had been down 28 to three,” he recalled. “And we had been embarrassed, so I didn’t know what he was going to do on the sport.”