Early life
Rourke was born in Schenectady, New York, the son of Ann and Philip Andre Rourke, Sr., who was an amateur body builder. His family was Catholic and of Irish and French descent. After his parents divorced, he moved with his mother to Florida, where he attended Miami Beach Senior High School. Rourke played second-string first baseman on the school's baseball team under coach Skip Bertman. His acting career during his high school days is something of a mystery. There are some reports that Rourke took drama classes with the legendary "Teacher to the Stars", Jay W. Jensen, even appearing in at least one stage-play. However, the "P. Rourke" listed in that play's credits could have been his sister, Patricia Rourke, who also attended Miami Beach Senior High School.
Rourke's teenage years were more aimed toward sports than acting. Raised in the tough inner city neighbourhood of Liberty City, Rourke took up self-defense training at the Boys Club of Miami. It was there he learned boxing
More about Mickey Rourke (From Wikipedia)
Early Life
Rourke was born in Schenectady, New York, the son of Ann and Philip Andre Rourke, Sr., who was an amateur body builder. His family was Catholic and of Irish and French descent. After read more...
Early Acting Roles
Rourke's film debut was a small role in Steven Spielberg's film 1941. Though it was not his first role, his portrayal of an arsonist in Body Heat garnered significant attention despite read more...
From Actor To Boxer
In 1991, Rourke decided that he "…had to go back to boxing", because he felt that he "…was self-destructing…[and] had no respect for myself being an actor." When read more...
1990s: Return To Acting
In the early 1990s, Quentin Tarantino offered Rourke the part of Butch Coolidge in Pulp Fiction. Rourke declined, and the role eventually was offered to Matt Dillon and Sylvester read more...
2000s
In 2001, he appeared as the villain in Enrique Iglesias's music video for Hero which also featured Jennifer Love Hewitt. In 2002, Rourke took the role of The Cook in Jonas Ã…kerlund's read more...
Political And Religious Views
Rourke's political views came under fire when he claimed to have donated part of his salary from the 1989 film, Francesco, to the Provisional Irish Republican Army. He later backed read more...
Personal Life
Rourke has dated several actresses including Terry Farrell. Mickey Rourke married twice. He married Debra Feuer on 1981, they met on the set of Hardcase (1981) and starring together read more...
Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke, Jr. (born September 16, 1952) is an American actor, who has appeared primarily in action, drama and thriller films. Trained as a boxer in his early read more...