Mickey Rourke
Professional Boxer, Boxer
1952 –
Who is Mickey Rourke?
Philip Andre Rourke, Jr., known as Mickey Rourke, is an American actor, screenwriter, and retired boxer, who has appeared primarily as a leading man in action, drama, and thriller films.
During the 1980s Rourke starred in Diner, Rumble Fish, and the erotic drama 9½ Weeks, and received critical praise for his work in Barfly and Angel Heart. In 1991 Rourke, who had trained as a boxer in his early years, left acting and became a professional boxer for a time. He had supporting roles in several later films, including The Rainmaker, Buffalo '66, The Pledge, Get Carter, Spun, Once Upon a Time in Mexico and Man on Fire.
In 2005 Rourke made his comeback in mainstream Hollywood circles with a lead role in Sin City, for which he won awards from the Chicago Film Critics Association, the Irish Film and Television Awards, and the Online Film Critics Society. In the 2008 film The Wrestler, Rourke portrayed a past-his-prime wrestler, and received a 2009 Golden Globe award, a BAFTA award, and a nomination for an Academy Award. In 2010 he appeared in Iron Man 2 and The Expendables.
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- Born
- Sep 16, 1952
Schenectady - Also known as
- Philip Andre Rourke Jr.
- Eddie Cook
- Sir Eddie Cook
- El Marielito
- Phil Rourke
- 'Sir' Eddie Cook
- Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke, Jr.
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Debra Feuer
(1981/01/31 - 1989) - Carré Otis
(1992/06/26 - 1998/12) - Anastassija Makarenko
(2009/12/08 - )
- Debra Feuer
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Ethnicity
- Irish American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Horace Mann Junior High School
- Miami Beach Senior High School
( - 1971)
- Lived in
- New York
- Miami Beach
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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