Mickey Rourke

Name: Mickey Rourke
Birth Name: Philip Andre Rourke Jr.
Height: 5' 11"
Sex: M
Nationality: American
Birth Date: July 16, 1956
Birth Place: Schenectady, New York
Profession: actor, writer
Education: Miami Beach High School, Miami, Florida
  Actors Studio in New York
Husband/Wife: Carre Otis (married in 1992; separated in 1993), Debra Feuer (actor; divorced)
Mother: Ann Rourke
Sister: Patty Rourke (older)
Brother: Joey Rourke (younger)
Step Father: Gene Addis (former police officer)
Claim to fame: as Stanley White in The Year of The Dragon (1985)
   

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MICKEY ROURKE NEWS AND TRIVIA
  • He has at least seven tatoos including a tiger head with Chinese symbols on his left shoulder, a bulls skull on his right bicep, and the I.R.A symbol on his left forearm.
  • He became a professional boxer in 1991 but retired in 1995.
  • He owns the Beverly Hot Springs spa in Beverly Hills.
  • Kim Basinger once called him The Human Ashtray.
  • He was arrested by the LAPD and charged with spousal abuse. (July 1994)
  • He walked off the set of his current film LUCK OF THE DRAW when the producers refused to let him include his pet chihuahua in the movie. (August 1999)
  • He appeared as a thug in the Enrique Iglesias filmclip Hero.
  • Mickey Rourke claims Nicole Kidman has ruined his film comeback.
  • Quit boxing after his doctor told him he wouldn't be able to count money if he continued.
  • Wants to rid himself of his poor reputation and make a Hollywood comeback.
  • He and Carré Otis were a couple at the time WILD ORCHID (1990) was made, and there is a persistent rumor that the sex scenes were not faked.
  • While still living in Miami, he was little league baseball coach of actor Andy Garcia.
  • Was nominated Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead in 1988 for BARFLY.

Quotes
  • "I always knew I'd accomplish something very special - like robbing a bank perhaps."
  • "I thought my talent would transcend my outspokenness. I was wrong."

Awards
  • Boston Society of Film Critics Awards: Best Supporting Actor, DINER (1983)
  • National Society of Film Critics Awards: Best Supporting Actor, DINER (1983)
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