Mark Wahlberg on Putting on 30 Pounds for Boxer-Turned-Priest Film 'Father Stu'

April 15, 2022

What are the odds that a boxer with a criminal background would end up becoming a devoted and impactful Catholic priest? Perhaps they’re not high, but that’s exactly what happened in the case of Father Stuart Long, whose life story has been adapted into the film “Father Stu.”  Wahlberg’s own priest was the first to tell him Long’s story. “He told me the story and I’m like, oh my God, I have to make this movie,” Wahlberg told Inside Edition.

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