Mark Wahlberg Says His Family Is 'Happy' with Move to Las Vegas: 'Everyone's Adapted' (Exclusive)

The actor and wife Rhea Durham share four children together

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Mark Wahlberg and his family are loving life in Las Vegas!

While chatting exclusively with PEOPLE ahead of F45's upcoming Wahlberg Week, which will run from Oct. 2 to Oct. 8 at participating F45 studios worldwide, the actor, 52, also opens up about his family's recent move to Nevada.

"Everybody's adapted nicely. The kids are all out at school, and everybody's happy," Wahlberg says of his brood, which includes wife Rhea Durham and their four kids: daughters Grace, 13, and Ella, 20, plus sons Brendan, 15, and Michael, 17.

As for their plans for the upcoming holiday season, the Uncharted star details, "Well, I'm constantly busy and traveling, so I'm looking forward to getting home and spending some time with the family."

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Last year, Wahlberg revealed when he called in to The Talk that his whole crew "moved to Nevada where, after this gubernatorial election, hopefully we go to legislation and get a bill passed so we can get tax credits for the state, build a state-of-the-art studio here and make this Hollywood 2.0."

"I want to be able to work from home," the actor continued, adding that he's home at "every free moment."

Reiterating that the move was in an effort to "give my kids a better life and follow and pursue their dreams — whether it be my daughter as an equestrian, my son as a basketball player, my younger son as a golfer," Wahlberg told The Talk, "This made a lot more sense for us."

He also explained that he and Durham, 45, "came here to just kind of give ourselves a new look, a fresh start for the kids, and there's lots of opportunity here."

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Mark Wahlberg and his family.

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Months later, Wahlberg told E! News that his four children were continuing to enjoy their time in Nevada.

"They love Vegas," he told the outlet. "I spent lots of time in L.A. pursuing my interests and my career, and now it's time for them to pursue theirs."

Wahlberg added: "Everybody is thriving there, it's been great."

And as the star explained to E! News, his move to Sin City also came with some entertainment for him and his family. "I saw Adele, I saw Bruno Mars [as part of Silk Sonic]," he said. "I've seen quite a few shows and been to lots of great restaurants. There's so much to do in Vegas, and it's so exciting."

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