Mark Wahlberg explains decision to relocate to Las Vegas: 'It's giving the kids ... trends now
Months after making a life-changing move from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, Mark Wahlberg is opening up about what went into his decision.
Speaking to Fox News Digital, the 51-year-old actor said: 'It's really giving the kids a chance to thrive.'
The longtime entertainer shares four children — Ella, 19, Grace, 13, Michael, 17, and Brendan, 14 — with wife Rhea Durham, 44.
The filmmaker continued, 'It just has the best of both worlds. I know a lot of people, when they think Las Vegas, they think the Strip.
'But just about 15, 20 minutes away, there's a whole lot of other amazing areas that are all about family and community.'
New insight: Months after making a life-changing move from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, Mark Wahlberg is opening up about what went into his decision; seen this week in Vegas
With his family: Speaking to Fox News Digital, the 51-year-old actor said about his recent move: 'It's really giving the kids a chance to thrive'
The devoted dad stressed to the publication that the relocation was 'really about giving the kids an opportunity to pursue their goals and dreams.
'My daughter's an equestrian,' he noted. 'My son's a golfer. My oldest daughter, now she's off to college. My son's a junior.'
Shifting the focus to his endeavors, he added, 'There's lots of opportunity here as well for me. We're trying to create a studio. We're trying to build the shoe factory. We want to create lots of jobs here.'
During an appearance on "The Talk last fall, the businessman said, 'I moved to Nevada where, after this gubernatorial election, hopefully it will go to legislation and get a bill passed so we can get a tax credit for the state — build a state-of-the-art studio here and make this Hollywood 2.0.'
And the executive producer told Fox last April, 'We're always looking for new opportunities and new adventures.
'I hope to create of a lot of opportunity here. And I moved to California originally to make movies. I've made three movies in the last 15 years in LA. So, as you know, it's been difficult.
'The kids are really happy, and it's all about them.'
Wahlberg put his 12-bedroom, 20-bathroom Beverly Hills mansion on the market for $87.5 million in April 2022. TMZ reported the sale price to an unknown buyer as just above $55million.
Brood: The longtime entertainer shares four children — Ella, 19, Grace, 13, Michael, 17, and Brendan, 14 — with wife Rhea Durham, 44; pictured in 2015
He told Fox he was 'hoping to enlist the help of' the state's Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo 'to further his plans for a Vegas-based film studio.'
The business-savvy star said, 'There's lots of opportunity for growth here. And the government, especially our new governor, is really looking for opportunities to create jobs outside of gaming.
'So we're looking to create 10,000 jobs on the studio alone. The average salary would be $100,000 more
