Mickey Rourke

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mickey Rourke
Occupation	Movie Actor
Date Of Birth	Sep 16, 1952(1952-09-16)
Age	72
Birthplace	Schenectady
Country	United States
Birth City	New York State
Horoscope	Virgo

Mickey Rourke Biography

Mickey Rourke is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on September 16, 1952 in Schenectady, New York State, United States. Actor on the screen who starred in the movie Screen actor who starred with Kim Basinger in 9 1/2 Weeks. After temporarily leaving acting to pursue a professional boxing career, he made a Hollywood comeback in the film The Wrestler. for 9 1/2 weeks. He returned to acting after a brief hiatus in order to pursue a career as a professional boxer. In the movie The Wrestler, he makes a comeback.

In the film Barfly, he played the role of writer He played writer Charles Bukowski in the film Barfly..

At age 12, Rourke won his first boxing match as a 112-pound (51 kg) flyweight, fighting some of his early matches under the name Phil Rourke. He continued his boxing training at the famed 5th Street Gym, in Miami Beach, Florida. In 1969, Rourke, then weighing 140 pounds (63.5 kg), sparred with former World Welterweight Champion Luis Rodríguez. Rodriguez was the number one–rated middleweight boxer in the world and was training for his match with world champion Nino Benvenuti. Rourke claims to have received a concussion from his sparring match with Rodriguez.

Appearing primarily in television films during the late 1970s, Rourke made his feature film debut with a small role in Steven Spielberg’s 1941. He played Ritchie, Dennis Christopher’s bullying and ill-fated co-worker in the 1980 slasher film Fade to Black. However, it was in 1981, with his portrayal of an arsonist in Body Heat, that Rourke first received significant attention, despite his modest time on screen. The following year, he drew further critical accolades for his portrayal as the suave compulsive gambler “Boogie” Sheftell in Barry Levinson’s Diner, in which Rourke co-starred, alongside Paul Reiser, Daniel Stern, Steve Guttenberg, Tim Daly and Kevin Bacon; the National Society of Film Critics named him Best Supporting Actor that year. Soon thereafter, Rourke starred in Rumble Fish, Francis Ford Coppola’s follow-up to The Outsiders.

He was married to Carre Otis and He had marriages to actresses Debra Feuer and Carre Otis..

Mickey Rourke Net Worth

Mickey Rourke is one of the richest Movie Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mickey Rourke 's net worth $10 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At twelve years old, he won his first bout under the ring name Phil Rourke. He went on to have a successful amateur boxing career thanks to this win.

He was seen in Iron Man 2 as well as The Expendables.

Philip Andre “Mickey” Rourke Jr. (/r ʊər k / ; born September 16, 1952), is an American actor, screenwriter, and former boxer, who has appeared primarily as a leading man in drama, action, and thriller films.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Mickey Rourke height 5 ft 11 in Mickey weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Mickey Rourke Dating?

According to our records, Mickey Rourke married to Carré Otis , Debra Feuer. As of December 1, 2023, Mickey Rourke’s is not dating anyone.

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Rourke’s performance in the film The Pope of Greenwich Village alongside Daryl Hannah and Eric Roberts also caught the attention of critics, although the film was not financially successful. In the mid-1980s, Rourke earned himself additional leading roles. His role alongside Kim Basinger in the erotic drama 9½ Weeks helped him gain sex symbol status. He received critical praise for his work in Barfly as the alcoholic writer Henry Chinaski (the literary alter ego of Charles Bukowski) and in Year of the Dragon.

Facts & Trivia

Mickey Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mickey Rourke celebrates birthday on September 16 of every year.

Rourke has dated several celebrities, including Terry Farrell and Sasha Volkova. He has been married twice, but has no children. In 1981 he married Debra Feuer, whom he met on the set of Hardcase (1981) and who co-starred with him in Homeboy (1988) as his love interest. The marriage ended in 1989, with Rourke subsequently commenting that making the film 9½ Weeks “was not particularly considerate to my wife’s needs.” The two have remained good friends, according to an interview Feuer gave in 2009.

Why was Mickey Rourke blackballed from Hollywood?

Rourke admitted that at one point, he was blacklisted in Hollywood for being too difficult to work with. However, he remarked that the new generation of filmmakers aren’t afraid to go toe to toe with him on set when it comes to making a movie. “The young guys are cool,” he said.

What is Mickey Rourke's most famous movie?

• The Year of the Dragon (Cimino, 1985) …
• Diner (Levinson, 1982) …
• Nine ½ Weeks (Lyne, 1986) …
• Sin City (Rodriguez, Miller & Tarantino, 2005) …
• Rumble Fish (Coppola, 1983) …
• The Wrestler (Aronofsky, 2008) …
• Barfly (Schroeder, 1987) …
• Angel Heart (Parker, 1987)

Was Mickey Rourke a good boxer?

From 1964 to 1973, Rourke compiled an amateur boxing record of 27 wins (including 12 straight knockouts) and 3 defeats , which included a first- round knockout win over John Carver and decision victories over Ronnie Carter and Javier Villanueva.

Who was Mickey Rourke's best friend?

One of his best friends was a priest Mickey Rourke has a pretty tough exterior, so it might surprise you to know that one of his longest and best friendships was with a beloved New York priest, Pete Colapietro.

Was Mickey Rourke in an accident?

I had five operations on my nose and one on a smashed cheekbone ,” he told the Daily Mail in 2009. “Most of it was to mend the mess of my face because of the boxing,” the boxer-turned-actor said at the time. “But I went to the wrong guy to put my face back together.”