Mickey Rourke Handbook - Everything You Need To Know About Mickey Rourke eBook

Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke, Jr. (born September 16, 1952) is an American actor and screenwriter who has appeared primarily as a leading man in action, drama, and thriller films. During the 1980s, Rourke starred in Diner, Rumble Fish, and the erotic drama 9 Weeks, and received critical praise for his work in Barfly and Angel Heart. In 1991, Rourke, who had trained as a boxer in his early years, left acting and became a professional boxer for a period. He had supporting roles in several 1990s films, including The Rainmaker, Buffalo '66, The Pledge, Get Carter, Once Upon a Time in Mexico and Man on Fire. In 2005, Rourke made his comeback in mainstream Hollywood circles with a lead role in Sin City, for which he won awards from the Chicago Film Critics Association, the IFTA and the Online Film Critics Society. In the 2008 film The Wrestler, Rourke portrayed a past-his-prime wrestler, and garnered a 2009 Golden Globe award, a BAFTA award, and a nomination for an Academy Award. This book is your ultimate resource for Mickey Rourke. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about his Early life, Career, Personal life and Filmography right away: The Expendables (2010 film), Passion Play (film), Iron Man 2, 13 (film), The Informers (2009 film), Killshot (film), The Wrestler (2008 film), Stormbreaker (film), Domino (film), Sin City (film), Man on Fire (2004 film), Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Masked and Anonymous, Spun, Picture Claire, The Hire: The Follow, The Pledge (film), Get Carter (2000 film), Animal Factory, Shades (film), Cousin Joey, Thursday (1998 film), Buffalo '66, The Rainmaker (1997 film), Double Team (film), Bullet (film), Fall Time (film), F.T.W. (film), White Sands (film), Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man, Desperate Hours, Wild Orchid (film), Johnny Handsome, Francesco (film), Homeboy (film), A Prayer for the Dying, Barfly (film), Angel Heart, 9 Weeks, Year of the Dragon (film), Eureka (1984 film), The Pope of Greenwich Village, Rumble Fish, Diner (film), Body Heat, Fade to Black (1980 film), Heaven's Gate (film), 1941 (film)Contains selected content from the highest rated entries, typeset, printed and shipped, combining the advantages of up-to-date and in-depth knowledge with the convenience of printed books. A portion of the proceeds of each book will be donated to the Wikimedia Foundation to support their mission.