Mickey Rourke

Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke, Jr. (born September 16, 1952) is an American actor and screenwriter. Trained as a boxer in his early years, Rourke had a short stint as a professional boxer in the 1990s. He won a 2009 Golden Globe award and a BAFTA award, and was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award and an Academy Award for his work in the film The Wrestler. Find Mickey Rourke news, videos, and pictures here.

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Mickey Rourke Says His Dogs Helped Him Through Dark Times

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Actor Mickey Rourke and dog Loki attend the 65th Venice Film Festival Closing Ceremony at the at the Sala Grande on September 6, 2008 in Venice, Italy. (Getty Images) more pics » Mickey Rourke thought his career was over before he scored an Oscar nod for his role in The Wrestler . At one point he was so low that his dogs were his only source of comfort. Mickey and Loki (Getty) He said: "My dogs really helped me get through the dark times. I lost everything at the same time -- my wife, my career, my house, my credibility -- and all I ... Read Full Story

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Mickey Rourke credits dogs for getting him through dark periods

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Actor Mickey Rourke has credited his five dogs for getting him through the dark periods of his life. The 57-year-old actor had a high-flying acting career during the 80s but then turned down lead roles and ended up losing credibility when he made a number of bad movie choices. He said: "My dogs really helped me get through the dark times. I lost everything at the same time – my wife, my career, my house, my credibility – and all I had left was the dogs plus just two or three people who stuck with me. "I was living under the mat – being ... Read Full Story

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Mickey Rourke’s Oscar dream

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Mickey Rourke has no plans to give up his best actor Oscar dream. The 57-year-old Rourke, who was nominated for an Academy Award in the best actor’s category this year for his lead role in The Wrestler, says he knew he would not win the coveted trophy as he had angered many in the film industry in the past. “I knew I wasn”t going to win the Oscar for The Wrestler before I even got there. I knew my reputation would precede me. It’’s voted for by people from the movie business and in the past I”ve hacked them all off. I was good ... Read Full Story

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Mickey Rourke: 'I've Barely Missed a Therapy Session in Over a Decade'

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Bauer Griffin Wrestler star Mickey Rourke has battled alcohol and drug abuse, and he says he was on the verge of committing suicide when he turned to the Catholic Church for help. Mickey revealed in PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk's new book One Can Make a Difference: How Simple Actions Can Change the World : One day I looked in the mirror and I saw myself the way others saw me. I saw the armor and I scared the f**k out of myself. I did see a priest for a while, a great one who stopped me from blowing my brains out. We’d go ... Read Full Story

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Mickey Rourke to Portray Hitman in New Movie 'The Ice Man'

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Bauer Griffin Mickey Rourke has landed the role of real-life hitman Richard "Iceman" Kuklinski in the new movie The Ice Man , and he has high hopes for his performance. In fact, Rourke says he believes it will be his defining role, like the boxing movie Raging Bull was for Robert De Niro (De Niro won a Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of middleweight world champion Jake Lamotta in the Martin Scorsese film). Phil Carlo, who wrote the 2006 biography The Ice Man: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer , said: “He’s really looking forward to being the ‘Ice Man’ and I think ... Read Full Story

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Mickey Rourke: ‘My Dogs Helped me Through The Dark Times’

MICKEY Rourke has credited his dogs with helping him get through the bad times in his life. The 57-year-old actor — who thought his career was over before starring in The Wrestler, which saw him nominated for the Best Actor Oscar at this year’s Academy Awards — says the only companions he could rely on were [...]

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