Mark Wahlberg has played many roles. He's been a detective, boxer, and even a bodybuilder in the recent film Pain and Gain. To play these parts, Wahlberg always has to look the part. Luckily, he's a heavyweight actor who loves to lift heavy weights, so he never fails.
Iran-Contra Affair, 1980s U.S. political scandal in which the National Security Council (NSC) became involved in secret weapons transactions and other activities that either were prohibited by the U.S. Congress or violated the stated public policy of the government.
In addition, Colonel North, who was intimately involved in both the arms sales and the contra diversion, was accused of obstructing a Presidential inquiry when he shredded stacks of classified documents as details of the Iran-contra affair became public in November 1986.