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Donnie Wahlberg Fans Honor NKOTB Singer 2 Weeks After Tragic Fan Death<\/a> originally appeared on Parade<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n Donnie Wahlberg<\/strong>‘s fans are rallying around the actor to wish him a happy 56th birthday, just two weeks after the actor shared the news of a fan’s devastating death<\/a>.<\/p>\n Early in the morning of Sunday, August 17, “Happy Birthday Donnie” was trending on X, filled with birthday wishes for the New Kids on the Block singer<\/a>, who turned 56 \u2014\u00a0and celebrated online by sharing a rare throwback photo of him as a child.<\/p>\n “Dearest Blockheads, This little guy loves you! \u2764\ufe0f,” he captioned the X post, which featured a sepia-toned snap from when he was just a kid. “Thank you for another year of amazing memories with you!”<\/p>\n Going above and beyond, Wahlberg \u2014 who has a deep connection to his fan base \u2014 took the time on his own special day to post well wishes <\/a>to his followers who share his own birthday.<\/p>\n Jenny McCarthy<\/strong>, who has been married to the Blue Bloods<\/em> actor<\/a> since 2014, also feted her husband by bringing out a birthday cake \u2014\u00a0filled with lighted candles \u2014\u00a0as she sang “Happy Birthday.” Wahlberg posted the clip to his Instagram Story.<\/p>\n While Wahlberg’s 56th birthday was certainly a celebratory occasion, he \u2014 and the entire NKOTB fandom \u2014\u00a0suffered a tragic loss earlier this month. On August 3, the Sixth Sense <\/em>actor penned a beautiful tribute to a late fan named Kelly.<\/p>\n “Kelly was a Blockhead, a mother, a daughter, a\u00a0sister, a friend and more. I got to know Kelly pretty well over the last few years, though she\u2019s been around for a long time,” the “You Got It (The Right Stuff)” singer wrote via Instagram at the time, alongside a photo of him and Kelly hugging tightly<\/a>. “I got to know her\u00a0family\u00a0over the last few days, though I hope to know them for a long time.”<\/p>\n “She will be missed. She will be remembered. She will be celebrated,” Wahlberg continued. “It hurts, a lot, and it\u2019s going to hurt for a long time. But I know that I will see that smile, and that gorgeous red hair, again.”<\/p>\n Donnie Wahlberg Fans Honor NKOTB Singer 2 Weeks After Tragic Fan Death<\/a> first appeared on Parade on Aug 17, 2025<\/p>\n This story was originally reported by Parade<\/a> on Aug 17, 2025, where it first appeared.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n