Биография
Микки Рурк родился 16 сентября 1952 года в небольшом городке Скенектади, американского штата Нью-Йорк. Его мама Аннет Кэмирон имеет шотландские корни, а отец Филипп Андре Рурк является ирландцем, который и стал называть его Микки.
Родители юного Рурка развелись, когда ему еще не исполнилось и шести лет и он вместе с матерью и двумя сестрами переехал в Майами, поселившись в бедном и неблагополучном квартале. Будучи уже старшеклассником, Микки Рурк начал посещать “Страну Оз”, — легендарный боксерский зал на 5-й авеню Майами Бич, паралельно поступив на курсы драматического искусства Джея Дженсена.
В 1970-х годах, Рурк работал рабочим во Флориде, и испытывая финансовые трудности приторговывал запрещенными веществами. Однако взяв себя в руки и заняв денег, переехал в Нью-Йорк, где поступил в Актёрскую студию Ли Страсберга. Учеба в этом престижном заведении стоила актеру всех доходов, которые он получал, работая “вышибалой” в одном из ночных клубов.
Микки Рурк в молодости
Tropes associated with the actor:
- Canine Companion: Is famous for this. He even thanked his dogs in his 2009 Golden Globes speech.
- Career Resurrection: With The Wrestler. His career started with high critical praise and success for roles in Diner, 9½ Weeks and Angel Heart. However, his substance abuse problems (and a bizarre decision to get into boxing) would drag him down. He made a series of small, low-budget films for 20 years, until Robert Rodriguez dusted him off to play Billy in Once Upon a Time in Mexico and Marv in Sin City. Rourke then had a supporting role in box office bomb Domino before being cast in a «very close to home» role as a washed up former pro wrestler in The Wrestler, which netted him an Oscar nomination and a part oppposite Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man 2. However, after the failure of Immortals, he has fallen back out of stardom, now mainly appearing in Direct to Video films.
- I Was Quite a Looker: He was considered a sex symbol back in the ’80s and ’90s, but substance abuse and attempts to fix facial injuries from his boxing career destroyed his looks.
- Old Shame: He hated the movie Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
In another example, he does NOT look back at his work on Iron Man 2 fondly, and probably will never forget how the now-disbanded Marvel Creative Committee’s executive meddling on the film caused scenes fleshing out his character «Whiplash» to end up on the cutting room floor and become a flat character in the process, and will possibly never be forgiven as a result.
, claiming that the negative reception to the film was the starting of his downfall in Hollywood and drug abuse issues.
- Screw This, I’m Outta Here!: .
Mickey Rourke parents
Philip Andre Rourke Sr. (father)
Date of Birth: July 30, 1924
Date of Death: November 4, 1982 (age 58)
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Philip was a bodybuilder of Irish and German descent. He separated with Annette when the future movie star, who was named after his dad, was six. His departure made a great impact on Mickey’s life.
Annette Addis (nee Cameron) (mother)
Date of Birth: May 8, 1929
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Annette keeps Scottish, French, English and German ancestry. After divorcing Philip in 1958, she tied the knot with Eugene Addis and remained his wife till 1993. Today, Annette isn’t very close to her son and they communicate on rare occasions.
Eugene H. Addis (stepfather)
Year of Birth: 1927
Date of Death: December 25, 2010 (age 83)
Biography[]
Mickey Rourke was born Phillip Andre Rourke Jr, in Schenectady, New York, in 1952. When he was 6 years old, his parents, Ann and Phillip, divorced. A year later, his mother married Eugene Addis, a Miami Beach police officer, and moved to Miami Shores, Florida. After graduating from Horace Mann Junior High School, Rourke’s family moved to a house located on 47th Street and Prairie Avenue in Miami Beach. In 1969 Rourke attended Miami Beach Senior High School, where he played second-string first baseman under coach Skip Berkman. He also acted in a school play, «The Serpent,» directed by legendary «Teacher To The Stars» Jay W. Jensen.
In 1971 he graduated from Miami Beach Senior High School, and after working for a short time as a bus boy at the famed Forge Restaurant on Miami Beach, Rourke moved back to New York to seek out a career in acting.
Rourke’s teenage years were more aimed toward sports more than acting. He took up self-defense training at the Boys Club of Miami. It was there he learned boxing skills and decided on an amateur career. At the age of 12, Rourke won his first boxing match as an 118-pound bantamweight, defeating Javier Villanueva. Some of his early matches were fought as Andre Rourke. He continued his boxing training at the famed 5th Street Gym in Miami Beach,soon joining the Police Athletic League boxing program. In 1969 Rourke, now weighing 140 pounds, sparred with former World Welterweight champion Luis Rodriguez. Rodriguez was the number one-rated middleweight boxer in the world and was training for his match with world champion Nino Benvenuti. Rourke claims to have received a concussion in this sparring match.
In 1971, at the Florida Golden Gloves, Rourke received another concussion from a boxing match. Doctors told him to take a year off and rest. In 1972 Rourke knocked out Ron Robinson in 18 seconds and John Carver in 39 seconds. On Aug. 20, 1973, Rourke knocked out ‘Sherman «Big Train»‘ Bergman’ in 31 seconds. Shortly after, Rourke decided to retire from amateur boxing.
From 1964 to 1973, Rourke compiled an amateur boxing record of 27 wins (17 by knockout) and 3 defeats. At one point, he reportedly scored 12 consecutive first-round knockouts. As an amateur, Rourke had been friendly with pro-boxer Tommy Torino. When Rourke decided to return to boxing as a professional, Torino promoted some of Rourke’s fights. Rourke was trained by former pro-boxer Freddie Roach at Miami Beach’s 5th Street Gym and the Outlaw Boxing Club Gym in Los Angeles. He made $250 for his pro debut, but by the end of his second year of boxing, he had earned a million dollars. In June 1994, Rourke appeared on the cover of World Boxing Magazine. He sparred with world champions James Toney, John David Jackson, and Tommy Morrison.
Rourke wished to have 16 professional fights and then fight for a world title. However, he retired after eight bouts and never got his desired title fight. His boxing career resulted in severe facial injuries that required a number of operations to repair his damaged face. Rourke went back to acting but worked in relative obscurity until he won a Golden Globe Award for his role as Randy «The Ram» Robinson in The Wrestler (2008). He was nominated for Best Actor, as well, but lost.
Фильмография
В возрасте 26 лет, Микки Рурк приехал в Голливуд, чтобы испытать удачу в карьере киноактера, играя небольшие роли в телесериалах. В 1983 году, он вместе с Николасом Кейджем и Мэттом Диллоном исполнил ключевую роль в фильме Фрэнсиса Форда Коппола “Бойцовская рыбка”. Роль Мотоциклиста в этой кинокартине, приносит Рурку мировую известность.
В возрасте 34 лет, Микки Рурк становится сексуальным символом десятилетия, снявшись в 1986 году, вместе с Ким Бейсингер, в романтической кинокартине “Девять с половиной недель”, а в 1990 году, появившись вместе с моделью Кэрри Отис в пикантном фильме “Дикая Орхидея”.
Кадр из фильма “Девять с половиной недель”
Бокс и кино
В начале 1990-х годов, Микки Рурк возвращается на боксерский профессиональный ринг, проведя несколько успешных боев с такими бойцами, как Стив Пауэлл, Даррелл Миллер, Бубба Стоттс, Томас Маккой и Шон Гиббонс и заработав несколько миллионов долларов. Однако получив несколько спортивных травм, Микки Рурк принял решение покинуть ринг в 1994 году и сосредоточился на актерской карьере.
Звездный час и кинопремии
Первое десятилетие нулевых годов становится для киноактера его звездным часом. Он принимает участие в многочисленных фильмах разнообразных жанров, из которых особенно нужно отметить неонуарную кинокартину “Город грехов”, а также байопик “Рестлер”, снятый в 2008 году. За роль рестлера Робина Рамзински, киноактер получил кинопремию “Золотой Глобус”, а также был выдвинут на награждение “Оскара”, в номинации Лучшая мужская роль.
Кадр из фильма “Рестлер”
Поездки в Москву
Микки Рурк побывал в столице России два раза. Впервые он приехал в Москву в 2009 году и посетил следственный изолятор “Бутырка”, для того, чтобы лучше понять русский криминальный менталитет, который он показал, играя роль Ивана по прозвищу Хлыст в кинокартине “Железный человек 2”.
Второй раз Рурк посетил Москву в ноябре 2014 года, где участвовал в показном поединке с боксером Эллиотом Сеймуром в московском дворце спорта Лужники. Впоследствии выяснилось, что его 29-летний противник был обыкновенным бездомным.
Кадр из боксерского поединка Рурка и Сеймура. Москва, Лужники, 2014 год
Mickey Rourke 8 siblings
Joseph “Joey” A. Rourke (brother born to same parents)
Date of Birth: June 25, 1954
Date of Death: October 16, 2004 (age 50)
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Joseph, or shortly Joey, is the celebrity’s younger brother. He was an actor and stuntman, who appeared in Wild Orchid, Bullet and The Last Outlaw films. He died of lung cancer in 2004 with the actor by his side, supporting his ill brother till the end. The brother’s death pushed Rourke forward to write the script to The Wrestler, a movie, which shows the celebrity’s feelings to his late sibling.
Patricia “Patti” Rourke (sister born to same parents)
Patty is the youngest of three siblings, but her birth date is unrevealed. She lives in Miami and is married to Tim Fine. In 2014, a burglar intruded to her home and ran away after noticing her. The woman tried to catch him, but failed.
Name Unknown (half-sister)
According to nytimes.com Annette had a daughter with Eugene.
Janet Navarro Smalley (stepsister)
She might be Mickey’s half-sister that we mentioned above. But some sources say she is a stepsister.
Michael Scott Addis (stepbrother)
Date of Birth: February 25, 1953
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Being one of Eugene’s children, Michael is a homeless artist with crack addiction. In 1983, he made an appearance in Eureka movie.
Besides, Mickey Rourke has 3 more stepbrothers but we have failed to find anything about them.
In total Mickey has 8 siblings: 5 step-siblings (4 step-brother and 1 step-sister), half-sister and a brother and sister.
Mickey Rourke wife
Debra Feuer (ex-spouse)
Duration of Marriage: 1981-1989 (8 years)
Date of Birth: January 12, 1959
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Debra is an actress. She got acquainted with Rourke while filming Hardcase movie and became his wife in November 1981. The actor organized the wedding himself and even created the design of his wife’s wedding ring. However, their wedlock was finished in 1989. Later, in her interview Debra told that Mickey was a terrified neurotic and phobic personality, who demanded much love and care in addition to being extremely jealous. However, the main reason for divorce was the celebrity’s drug addiction. Afterwards, Feuer tied knots with Scott Fuller and gave birth to daughter Jessica.
Carre Otis (ex-spouse)
Duration of Marriage: 1992-1998 (6 years)
Date of Birth: September 28, 1968
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Carre is an actress, who co-starred with Mickey in Wild Orchid. Being madly in love with the aspiring actress, he espoused Carre on June 26, 1992. In 1994, Mickey was arrested for spousal abuse, but was released as the couple reconciled. However, in 4 years, they got divorced. Otis shared that her husband was very jealous, angry and insecure. He even wounded her with one of his guns. In 2005, Carre became a wife of Matthew Sutton, with whom she shares two children.
Anastassija Makarenko (current girlfriend)
Duration of Relationships: since 2009
Date of Birth: May 26, 1986
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
His filmography includes:
- (1979) as Pvt. Reese
- Heaven’s Gate (1980) as Nick Ray
- Body Heat (1981) as Teddy Lewis
- Diner (1982) as Robert «Boogie» Sheftell
- Rumble Fish (1983) as the Motorcycle Boy
- The Popeof Greenwich Village as Charlie
- Year of the Dragon (1985) as Capt. Stanley White
- 9½ Weeks (1986) as John Gray
- Angel Heart (1987) as Harold R. «Harry» Angel
- Barfly (1987) as Henry Chinaski
- Johnny Handsome (1989) as John Sedley
- Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991) as Harley Davidson
- White Sands (1992) as Gorman Lennox
- The Last Outlaw (1993) as Graff
- Bullet (1996) as Butch «Bullet» Stein
- Double Team (1997) as Stavros
- The Rainmaker (1997) as J. Lyman «Bruiser» Stone
- Buffalo ’66 (1998) as the Bookie
- Thursday (1998) as Det. Kasarov
- Get Carter (2000) as Cyrus Paice
- Animal Factory (2000) as Jan
- Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) as Billy Chambers
- Man on Fire (2004) as Jordan Kalfus
- Sin City
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
(2005) as Marv
- Domino (2005) as Ed Mosbey
- Stormbreaker (2006) as Darrius Sayle
- The Wrestler (2008) as Robin Ramzinski/Randy «The Ram» Robinson
- Killshot (2008) as Armand «The Blackbird» Degas
- Iron Man 2 (2010) as Ivan Vanko/Whiplash
- The Expendables (2010) as «Tool»
- Immortals (2011) as King Hyperion
- Dead in Tombstone (2013) as Satan
- Skin Traffik (2015) as Vogal
- The Masked Singer (2020) as