Mickey Rourke
Gender: Male
Born: 16th September 1952 (currently 59 years old)
Nationality: United States of America
Movies: Angel Heart, Animal Factory, Barfly, Buffalo '66, Desperate Hours, Diner, Domino, Double Team, F.T.W., Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man, Heaven's Gate, Man on Fire, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Rumble Fish, Sin City, Spun, The Pope of Greenwich Village, Thursday, Wild Orchid, Get Carter, Homeboy, Body Heat, Bullet, Fade to Black, Year of the Dragon, 9½ Weeks, White Sands, Eureka, A Prayer for the Dying, The Rainmaker, Johnny Handsome, The Informers, The Wrestler, Killshot, Love in Paris, Shergar: Discover the Heart of a Champion, Shades, They Crawl, Fall Time, Out in Fifty, Picture Claire, Francesco, Masked and Anonymous, 13, The Expendables, Iron Man 2, The Pledge, Act of Love, Passion Play, The Last Outlaw, Point Blank, Immortals, Exit in Red, The Expendables 2, The Courier, Stormbreaker, The Hire: The Follow, Iron Man 2, Love in the Hamptons, Johnny Handsome, 1941, City in Fear, Mentoring Mickey Rourke
Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke, Jr. (born September 16, 1952) 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 period. He had supporting roles in several later films, including The Rainmaker, Buffalo '66, The Pledge, Get Carter, 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 the blockbusters Iron Man 2 and The Expendables.
Philip Andre Rourke, Jr., was born in Schenectady, New York, to a family of Irish and French
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