Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States (1971 â present) Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born June 5, 1971) is an Academy Award-nominated, BAFTA-winning American actor, rapper and producer of film and television.
As Chuck, O'Herlihy played the basketball jock / older brother of Richie and Joanie (Erin Moran). O'Herlihy is a few months younger than Howard, even though he was cast as his older brother. O'Herlihy's character had few speaking parts and by the middle of the first season â which aired in 1974 â Chuck was written out of the script by going off to college. He never returned.
For the football player of the same name, see Richie Cunningham (American football). Richard J. Richie Cunningham is a fictional character played by Ron Howard on the sitcom Happy Days. He is the second son of Howard and Marion Cunningham, brother of Joanie Cunningham and Chuck Cunningham, and a friend of Fonzie, Ralph Malph, and Potsie Weber.