Donnie Wahlberg talks about NKOTB's Super Bowl performance
Actor Donnie Wahlberg stopped by SI Now on Wednesday to talk about being a diehard Boston sports fan, but he also spoke about his previous gig performing in the Super Bowl XXV halftime show as part of boy band New Kids on the Block.
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Wahlberg recalls that the group's members were the first stars to be a part of the halftime show, but says he is grateful ABC chose to instead run a news brief on the Gulf War, with Operation Desert Storm having been launched just over a week prior to the game.
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The theme of the Disney produced halftime show was "A Small World Salute to 25 Years of the Super Bowl" and featured NKOTB singing "It's a Small World."
GALLERY: THE TEN WORST SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOWS
The 10 Worst Super Bowl Halftime Shows
#10: Super Bowl XLVI (2012)
#9: Super Bowl XXXI (1997)
#8: Super Bowl XXXIV (2000)
#7: Super Bowl XVI (1982)
#6: Super Bowl XX (1986)
#5: Super Bowl XXV (1991)
#4: Super Bowl XXVI (1992)
#3: Super Bowl XXIX (1995)
#2: Super Bowl XLV (2011)
#1: Super Bowl XXIII (1989)
- Brendan Maloy