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 Mickey Rourke
Birthday: September 16, 1956
Birth
Place: Schenectady, New York, USA
Height: 5' 1"
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A great, brooding hulk of a man, with the raw, coiled, violent sexual energy of Marlon Brando lurking beneath a dispassionate, frighteningly mellow exterior, Mickey Rourke originally aspired to careers as a pro baseball player and - later - a championship boxer, but did a 180 away from the ring and cut his chops as an actor instead. Rourke launched his thesp career with small roles in 1941 (1979) and Heaven's Gate (1981) before gaining broader notice as a pyro expert in Body Heat (1981) and one of the leads in Barry Levinson's Diner (1982). He followed with admirable work in Rumble Fish (1983) and The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), and gave a bravura performance as fanatically determined police captain Stanley White in Year of the Dragon (1985). When the film was unjustly slammed by critics, Rourke defended director Michael Cimino and snubbed all interview requests. He immediately gained a reputation as a perfectionist, agreeing only to work with directors and on projects that met with his high standards. His 1987 performances in Angel Heart, A Prayer for the Dying, and Barfly attest to this, but starring roles in Adrian Lyne's infamous 9 1/2 Weeks (1986) and Zalman King's Wild Orchid (1990) gave him a "Eurotrash" taint, only enhanced by his hot temper and maverick nature. These qualities, however, while career poison in the U.S., did nothing to hurt Rourke's reputation in France, where filmgoers adored him.From the late '80s through the early '90s, the career of this disillusioned actor with the potential of Robert De Niro spiraled down, down, down, with his co-starring appearance in Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991) the absolute nadir. He wrote, produced, and starred in Homeboy (1988), a film about a near brain-dead prize fighter. It skipped theatrical release and went straight to home video. The masochistic connection between this film and Rourke's subsequent resumption of his boxing career (from 1991-1994) was undeniable, though he continued to appear sporadically in small films and supporting roles. In 1997, Rourke reprised his role as an s&m fetishist in Another 9 1/2 Weeks, a virtual remake of the original, only sans the redeeming presence of Kim Basinger. Although Rourke's career consisted primarily of direct-to-video titles for several years, he had enough friends and respect among his contemporaries that he hung on to his rebound potential, and his small role in Francis Ford Coppola's 1997 adaptation of John Grisham's The Rainmaker marked something of a comeback. The following year, Vincent Gallo, an unapologetic fan of Rourke's, cast him as the antagonist in Gallo's directorial debut, Buffalo '66; the long-dormant Terrence Malick also cast Rourke in his critically-worshipped Thin Red Line (1998), but Malick excised the actor's scenes from the final cut, probably to reduce the film's whopping length. Rourke showed flashes of his former brilliance in Steve Buscemi's Animal Factory (2000), joined the cast of the Sly Stallone-headlined Get Carter remake that same year, and gave an impressive supporting performance in Sean Penn's police procedural-cum-harrowing study of obsession, The Pledge (2001). Rourke also signed on with director Robert Rodriguez for the third of that helmer's Mariachi films, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, in 2003. As a harbinger of things to come, a powerful creative bond formed between the weathered, iconic Rourke and the tireless visionary director on the Mexico set. It marked only the beginning: in 2005 the duo again teamed for Rodriguez's and Frank Miller's eagerly anticipated big screen adaptation of Miller's Sin City comics. Cast as lovelorn brute Marv, Rourke delivered an impressive performance as an imposing beast of a fellow bent on avenging the death of an angelic prostitute in this stylish noir comic book come to life, which gave him cult status among a new generation of fans. In 2004, Rourke delivered a memorable supporting performance in Tony Scott's Man on Fire alongside Denzel Washington; it marked the first film in a two-picture creative partnership between Scott and Rourke, the second half of which came to fruition with 2005's fun - if messy - Domino. The latter inspired Roger Ebert to observe, "With this film and Sin City... Rourke has rehabilitated his iconic status, is so hardened at times he seems to be channeling Warren Oates." (One wonders why Ebert took so long to make this observation about a bounce-back that commenced almost a decade earlier, but the observation from one of Ebert's status was nonetheless tremendously gratifying, and recalled critical reactions to John Travolta's similar resurgence a decade prior). From mid-late 2006, Rourke will appear in two A-list pictures: September '06's Stormbreaker (co-starring Bill Nighy and Ewan McGregor) with Rourke as the nasty villain opposite Alex Pettyfer's "teen spy" Alex Ryder; and the same month's Killshot, with Rourke as the hitman who attempts to rub out married Federal Witnesses Diane Lane and Thomas Jane. This will mark Rourke's first collaboration with Lane since Francis Coppola's critically-championed 1983 cult film Rumble Fish. At the time of this writing, the trades have also reported Rourke's official enlistment in the following projects through the end of 2007: the Quentin Tarantino-Robert Rodriguez horror compilation Grind House (two horror featurettes with mock movie previews sandwiched in-between); Henry and Mad Dog helmer John McNaughton's The Night Job, alongside Ray Liotta and Marisa Tomei; and Sin City 2, Rodriguez's much-anticipated follow-up to the earlier smash.Rourke was married to Debra Feuer from 1981-89 and Wild Orchid co-star Carre Otis from 1992-1998. Both marriages ended in divorce.
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- Studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute.
- Has at least seven tatoos including a tiger head with Chinese symbolson his left shoulder, a bulls skull on his right bicep, and a shamrock on his left forearm.
- Became a professional boxer in 1991 but retired in 1995
- Is a motorcycle enthusiast.
- Kim Basinger once called him "The Human Ashtray".
- Filmed a role in The Thin Red Line, that eventually got cut.
- Arrested by the LAPD and charged with spousal abuse. [July 1994]
- Used to own a gym in West Hollywood called Shapiro.
- Has an younger sister named Patty, a younger half-brother named Joey, and six step-siblings.
- Walked off the set of 'Luck Of The Draw' when the producers refused to let him include his pet chihuahua in the movie. [August 1999]
- Was rushed to Cedars Sinai Medical Center in L.A. His reps said it was for an allergic reaction to cough syrup he was taking to battle the flu. Rourke was released a few hours later. [19 April 1999]
- Appeared as a thug in the Enrique Iglesias filmclip "Hero".
- Grew up in the tough Miami area known as Liberty City.
- Performed with David Bowie on his "Never Let Me Down" album in the mid-1980s.
- Was first considered for the role of Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop. It was eventually passed on to Sylvester Stallone, and, after many script revisions, Eddie Murphy.
- Was trained by Sandra Seacat.
- Made his professional boxing debut on May 23, 1991 in Florida by winning a 4 round decision over Steve Powell.
- Retired from boxing undefeated after boxing a draw with "Irish" Sean Gibbons in Davie, Florida in 1994.
- As an amateur boxer, put together a knockout streak of 12 straight.
- Sparred with world champions James Toney and Carlos Monzon.
- On June 3, 1992 he knocked-out Darrell Miller in one round in Japan.
- On Nov. 20, 1993, he knocked-out Thomas McCoy in 3 rounds in Germany.
- On Dec. 12, 1993 he knocked-out Terry Jesmer in Spain in 4 rounds.
- Used to co-own a very tiny soda fountain/ice cream/magazine stand in Beverly Hills with his hairdresser pal Giuseppe Franco called Mickey & Joey's.
- As a boxer, his nickname was "El Marielito".
- As a pro boxer he sparred with world champion James "Lights Out" Toney.
- Visited former World Middleweight Boxing Champion Carlos Monzon while Monzon was in prison for murder in Argentina. The two reportedly boxed an exhibition.
- Was considered for the role of Jack Crawford in The Silence of the Lambs.
- Has admitted in interviews that he only did Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man for the money.
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