Born Sept. 16, 1956, in Schenectady, N.Y., Mickey Rourke was a fighter before he was a performer, wracking up an impressive amateur boxing record. Known for sparring not only with boxers but also directors, other actors and the world at large, Rourke would return to boxing when his acting career faltered in the '90s.After training at New York's Actor's Studio, Rourke quickly began amassing critical praise for his work in such films as Body Heat (1981), Barry Levinson's Diner, Rumble Fish (opposite Matt Dillon) and Barfly (1987).
Rourke once again gave up boxing and returned to film with appearances in Steve Buscemi's Animal Factory (2000), Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Sin City and Domino. Rourke made the ultimate career comeback playing a has-been looking for a comeback in The Wrestler (2008), for which he won his first Golden Globe and nabbed his first Oscar nomination.
AddThe WrestlerMickey Rourke (in a Golden Globe-winning, Oscar-nominated role) stars as retired professional wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson, who returns to the ring to work his way up the circuit for a final shot at defeating his longtime rival. Along the way, he tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter... Read More
AddAngel Heart: Special EditionHarry Angel (Mickey Rourke), a down-and-out 1950s Brooklyn gumshoe, is hired by shady Louis Cyphre (Robert De Niro) to locate a pop singer who reneged on a debt. Each time Harry makes contact with someone who might know the singer's whereabouts, though, he or she is killed in a horrible, ritualistic... Read More
AddWild OrchidTake a big whiff... Mickey Rourke is Wheeler, a manipulative millionaire who operates out of Rio de Janeiro and likes his sex raw and erotic. Before you can order up a daiquiri, he initiates a steamy affair with a young American lawyer named Emily (Carré Otis). Directed by Zalman King (of Red... Read More
AddBulletThis stylish mix of brutality and revenge journeys into the dark underground world of two thugs (Mickey Rourke and Tupac Shakur) who struggle to come to terms with both their bitter, intense rivalry and their grudging respect for one another. A gritty urban thriller about what it takes to survive on... Read More
Add AllWrestlemania XXVStep into the ring with wrestling's biggest superstars, such as the Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Randy Orton, the Big Show, Kane and CM Punk, as they duke it out in front of more than 70,000 pumped-up fans at Houston's Reliant Stadium. This 25th-anniversary edition of WrestleMania also... Read More
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