Biography
Mickey Rourke is an American actor and former professional boxer. Born Philip Andre Rourke Jr. on 16 September 1952 in Schenectady, New York, he made his film debut in a small role in 1941 (1979).
He gained attention for supporting roles in Body Heat (1981) and Diner (1982), followed by leading parts in Rumble Fish (1983), The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), Year of the Dragon (1985), 9½ Weeks (1986), Angel Heart (1987) and Barfly (1987). In 1991 he paused acting to box professionally, retiring from the ring in 1994.
Rourke returned to film with supporting roles including The Bookie in Buffalo '66 (1998), and later appeared in The Rainmaker (1997), Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), Man on Fire (2004), Sin City (2005) and The Wrestler (2008). He received a Golden Globe Award for the latter.
