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Actor Mark Wahlberg just visited SC. Here’s where and why

Mark Wahlberg walks the carpet as Tiffany & Co. celebrates the reopening of their NYC flagship store ‘The Landmark’, New York, NY, The actor visited South Carolina over the weekend.
Mark Wahlberg walks the carpet as Tiffany & Co. celebrates the reopening of their NYC flagship store ‘The Landmark’, New York, NY, The actor visited South Carolina over the weekend. Anthony Behar/Sipa USA

Actor Mark Wahlberg stopped by Clemson over the weekend.

Wahlberg, known for staring in movies such as The Departed and the Transformers franchise, has a daughter who attends Clemson University. Also, Clemson hosted a fall family event over the weekend.

Wahlberg posted a video on his Instagram on Friday of him checking out the Rick Erwins restaurant in Clemson.

“We’re here at Clemson, baby. Best steakhouse in town,” Wahlberg said in the video.

In the video, Wahlberg walks into the Rick Erwins kitchen and talks to employees. The video also shows him posing for a picture with some employees.

Patrick McCreless
The State
Patrick McCreless is the Southeast service journalism editor for McClatchy, who leads and edits a team of six reporters in South Carolina, Georgia and Mississippi. The team writes about trending news of the day and topics that help readers in their daily lives and better informs them about their communities. He attended Jacksonville State University in Alabama and grew up in Tuscaloosa, AL.
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