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Congratulations to Dorchester homeboy Mark Wahlberg and his wife Rhea Durham, who welcomed the fourth child to their clan yesterday in Los Angeles. Watch out Brangelina, the Wahlbergs are catching up!

Margaret Grace was born Monday night at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Little Margie joins her big sis Ella, 6, and will be protected by her two big brothers, Michael, 4, and Brendan, 16 months...Irish twins much?!?!

Wahlberg took Beyoncé's advice in 2009 and put a ring on it after eight years of playing house with the model. He got hitched in L.A. just a few days after jetting back to the West Coast from Lowell, Ma. where he was filming The Fighter this summer with Christian Bale and Amy Adams.

We see lots of pink in Mark's future!

For more on Mark Wahlberg see
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Who knew when actress Amy Adams was in town this summer she was hiding a little more than just from the gawkers on the side streets of Lowell. The fiery starlet is pregnant with her first child. The baby-daddy is her fiance Darren Le Gallo.

From the looks of her tummy (and the photo here is not recent) she is at least six months along. Unless she enjoys an In-N-Out double double a little more than the rest of us. The 35-year-old stars in the new romantic comedy "Leap Year" out in theaters now.

There has been little rumblings about "The Fighter" since film crews packed up and left town at the end of summer 2009. Amy stars opposite Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale in the movie about Lowell brawler Micky Ward and his half-brother Dicky Eklund.

We hope the bio-pic hasn't been left knocked down on the mat and the passion originally surrounding it is still burning.

Just as the Hollywood hoopla has died down in Lowell, the city has yet another 15 minutes of fame to experience.

Filming of The Fighter the Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale boxing ballad about Lowell's own "Irish" Micky Ward and his half-brother, Dicky Eklund, wrapped at the end of August. No more celebrity sightings at Cobblestones, however the downtown eatery will be in the lime light once again in a different way.

Ricky Gervais' directorial debut, The Invention of Lying, which was filmed in the Mill City last year hits the theaters on October 2. If anyone has seen the trailer now playing on TV, you can't miss C-Stones, Market Street, La Boniche, Central Street, the Dubliner and other DTL locales.

Above is a pic of Gervais and Garner at La Boniche for one of the scenes. I was there that day and could not believe how beautiful Jen's complexion is! What is your secret girl? Tell us!

The flick stars Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe, Jonah Hill and Louis CK.

Check out fellow Sun scribe Kathleen Pierce's article about the debut and the stars yukking it up at the Toronto Film Fest press conference for the movie in today's Sun or online at

Lowell Mayor Edward "Bud" Caulfield, gets into the action with his aide, Diane Bujnowski on the set of The Fighter in Lowell.

Actor Mark Wahlberg stopped between rounds of filming to pose for a photo with the Lowellians.

Filming of the Micky Ward and Dicky Eklund bio-pic has wrapped. The feature length film set in Lowell will be released in 2011. The movie stars Wahlberg as Ward, Christian Bale as Eklund, Melissa Leo as their mother and Amy Adams as Wahlberg's love interest.

Even though the celebrities have departed, the excitement is still in the air in and around Lowell. Send you pics and encounters with any of the Hollywood heavy weights to rbriere@lowellsun.com or visit www.lowellsun.com/thefighter

We hear today is the last day of filming of The Fighter here in the Mill City. Say it ain't so!

We're not sure is Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale or Amy Adams are on the set today, however if you haven't experienced the magic of Hollywood yet this summer I suggest you head down to Ray Robinson's Sandwich Shoppe right now.

The throw-back lunch stop at the corner of Central and Jackson Streets is ground zero for the film crew today. Follow the yellow and black "GIX" signs throughout the city of Lowell if you are not familiar with the area. They will point you in the right direction.

Seems like yesterday when we got our first glimpse of a shirtless Mark Wahlberg outside the Tsongas Arena. Now it's back to reality and the normal daily grind. We wish you could stay longer and hope that you hurry back soon.

Don't forget about the good old Lowellians when the film is finished. We would love to host a premiere in our town.

Micky Ward (right) presented actor Mark Wahlberg (left) a framed picture and boxing gloves at The Fighter wrap party at Focaccia Restaurant in Wilmington.

Crew from the movie including director David O Russell, line producer Jeff Waxman and assistant director Shelley Ziegler, celebrated the end of several weeks of filming in and around Lowell.

Actor Christian Bale and actress Amy Adams did not make it, however Wahlberg partied it up with Ward and everyone who attended including members of the Tsongas Arena staff and many extras.

We hear it was a good time had by all and no punches were thrown.

Filming of The Fighter ends this week. The movie is set for release in 2011.

Be prepared to fight the bridge traffic when traveling across the Merrimack River in Lowell today. If at all possible avoid the Aiken Street Bridge near LeLacheur Park.

Scenes for The Fighter are being filmed today at Top Donut at the corner of Aiken Ave and the VFW Highway. No word if Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale or Amy Adams are there this morning.

We suggest avoiding the bridge altogether today if you are in a rush. Of course if you want to spot a celebrity...waiting in traffic gives you extra time to rubber neck.

If anyone snaps a pic of any of the celebs send it over.

Seems there was some drama on the set of The Fighter this week. A medic had to be called for an eye injury, but it wasn't part of the script.

If you have been closely following the coverage of this film, then you are well aware that High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell is playing a major role. The HBO documentary released in the mid-90s has been the CliffNotes for director David O. Russell.

Apparently, Boo Boo from Crack Street will make a cameo in The Fighter staring Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale.

Boo Boo is no stranger to stardom after smoking crack and stealing golf clubs all while the HBO cameras were rolling. That came naturally to the Lowellian, however kissing actress Amy Adams proved a tad more difficult.

A source on the set says Boo Boo was asked to appear in a scene with Adams where he leans in for a kiss. Instead of planting one on the starlet, Boo Boo poked her right in the eye. A person on the set said Adams was hurt, falling to the ground and a medic had to come check out her injury before the scene was redone.

We sure hope Boo Boo's scene doesn't end up on the cutting room floor. Sounds comical. Maybe it will make the behind the scenes portion of the DVD.

Filming for The Fighter is now in session over at the Lowell Superior Court House. Actor Christian Bale is a definite for star spotting in downtown today. Bale is playing Lowellian, Dicky Eklund, in the boxing bio-pic who has had a few fights with the law in the past.

Last week, film crews were on Chelmsford Street at the former Gus & Paul's, now Buck's Bar. It's rumored the Highlands watering hole will play a pivotal role in the movie in a scene where Mark Wahlberg's character, Micky Ward, has his hand broken by a Lowell Police officer who responded to a bar room brawl.

Actress Amy Adams signed autographs, as did Wahlberg, after wrapping a day of filming on Christian Hill in the Centralville section of Lowell. Anyone have pictures to share?

A new charity auction is giving you a fighting chance for a non-speaking, walk-on role in The Fighter.

Proceeds from the auction go to the Felix Organization, a charity founded by Darryl McDaniels and Sheila Jaffe that provides opportunities and new experiences that enrich the lives of children who are growing up without parents. Both McDaniels and Jaffe were adoptees who have searched for and found their birth families.

The winner of the auction will be on the set with at least one of the stars -- Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale or Amy Adams.

The auction runs until July 30, so get you bids in now. Check it out:
http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/587-felix-organization