Mickey Rourke

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

Rourke was born in Schenectady, New York to a family of Irish and French descent. His father, Philip Andre Rourke, Sr., an amateur body builder, left the family when Mickey was six years old. After his parents divorced, his mother, Ann, married Eugene Addis, a Miami Beach police officer (later promoted to detective) with 5 sons and moved Rourke, his younger brother and their sister to southern Florida, where he graduated Miami Beach Senior High School in 1971.

Rourke has dated several celebrities, including Terry Farrell and Sasha Volkova. He has been married twice. In 1981, he married Debra Feuer, who he met on the set of Hardcase (1981) and who co-starred with him in Homeboy (1990) 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.” Wild Orchid co-star Carré Otis was briefly a cause célèbre following the release of the film due to rumors she and then-lover Rourke filmed an unsimulated sex scene. Otis married Rourke on June 26, 1992. In 1994, Rourke was arrested for spousal abuse. The charges were dropped after the couple reconciled. They gave their relationship another chance and also starred together in Exit in Red, but their marriage ended in December 1998. In November 2007, Rourke was arrested again, this time on DUI charges in Miami Beach.

He is a practicing Roman Catholic. In numerous TV and print interviews, he attributes his comeback after fourteen years to weekly meetings with a psychiatrist, “Steve,” and to a Catholic priest he identified as “Father Pete.” In addition to his faith and his psychiatric treatment, Rourke has publicly attributed his comeback to his dogs.

He is well-known as a pet fancier, particularly fond of small-breed dogs. A spay/neuter advocate, Rourke participated in a protest outside of a pet shop in 2007 and has done a public service announcement for PETA.

Other Information

• Birth name: Philip Andre Rourke, Jr.
• Born: September 16, 1952
• Birth place: Schenectady, New York
• Other name: “Sir” Eddie Cook
• Occupation: actor, professional boxer, screenwriter, music supervisor
• Years active: 1979 – present
• Spouses: Debra Feuer (1981–1989); Carré Otis (1992–1998)
• Awards won: BAFTA Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role – 2008 The Wrestler; Golden Globe Awards: Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama – 2008 The Wrestler; Irish Film and Television Awards: Best International Actor – 2005 Sin City; Other awards: Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor – 2005 Sin City, NCFC Award for Best Supporting Actor – 1982 Diner, CFCA Award for Best Supporting Actor – 2005 Sin City, OFCS Award for Best Supporting Actor – 2005 Sin City, CFCA Award for Best Actor – 2008 The Wrestler, FFCC Award for Best Actor – 2008 The Wrestler, KCFCC Award for Best Actor – 2008 The Wrestler, OFCS Award for Best Actor – 2008 The Wrestler, SFFCC Award for Best Actor – 2008 The Wrestler, Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead – 2008 The Wrestler

Links

• Mickey Rourke at the Internet Movie Database
• Mickey Rourke at Rotten Tomatoes
• Professional boxing record for Mickey Rourke from Boxrec
• Ebert, Roger (1987-02-10). “A day on location with Rourke’s “Barfly”". Sun Times. http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19870210/PEOPLE/812229998.
• (2009-02-20). “Primer: Mickey Rourke”. A.V. Club. http://www.avclub.com/articles/primer-mickey-rourke,24108/.

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