Mickey Rourke Biography, Net Worth, Wife, Age, Family, Career, Wiki

Місkеу Rоurkе іѕ аn Аmеrісаn асtоr, screenwriter, and former boxer who came to huge fame appearing as a leading man in drama, action, and thriller movies. He started his professional career in acting, then shifted to boxing, and returned to acting again. Initially, he learned boxing skills at the Boys Club of Miami, and then, he decided on an amateur career. He won his first boxing match under the ring name of Phil Rourke when he was 12. This led him to a successful amateur boxing career. Later, he temporarily retired from the ring. 

His debut film was Steven Spielberg's "1941" which was followed by "Fade to Black", "Body Heat", "Diner", "Rumble Fish", "The Pope of Greenwich Village", "Year of the Dragon", "9½ Weeks", "Angel Heart". He wrote scripts for the films "Homeboy", "The Last Ride", "Killer Moon", "Penance", "Pain" and also, he co-wrote the screenplay for the film "Bullet" (1996). In 1991, he decided to leave acting and go back to his boxing career. Due to injury, he retired from boxing in 1994 and returned to acting again. He then appeared in "The Rainmaker", "Buffalo '66", "Once Upon a Time in Mexico", "White Sands", "Fall Time", "Love in Paris: Another 9½ Weeks", "Shades", "Spun", "Sin City", "The Wrestler", "Iron Man 2", "Immortals", "Java Heat", "The Expendables" and more. For his role in "Sin City", he won awards from the Chicago Film Critics Association, the Irish Film and Television Awards, and the Online Film Critics Society. For his portrayal of an aging wrestler in the sports drama film "The Wrestler" (2008), Rourke won the Golden Globe Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actor and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. In November 2014, he returned to the professional ring. His recent films in which he appeared are "The Legion", and "The Legion", & "Man of God". In 2020, he competed in season four of The Masked Singer as "Gremlin" and sang "Stand by Me" by Ben E. King. In April 2022, he was cast in Roman Polanski's upcoming drama film "The Palace". 

How much is Mickey Rourke Net Worth?

Mickey Rourke is an actor and former boxer who has made a huge fortune from his career work. He has accumulated a net worth of $10 Million as of 2022. He has managed to gather this worth from his several works during the early 1970s, 80s, and 90s. His boxing career wasn’t as successful as his acting. He made his mark as a leading man in drama, action, and thriller films, acting professionally since 1979. He continues to establish himself as one of the most successful actors of the 20th century. Further details about his salary and career earnings are still to get disclosed yet. His main source of wealth comes from the entertainment industry and he is living a lavish lifestyle from his earnings. 

What is Mickey Rourke Birth Name?

Born on 16th September 1952, Mickey Rourke is from Schenectady, New York. His birth name is Philip Andre Rourke Jr. He holds an American nationality and he belongs to Mixed ethnicity as his father was of Irish descent and his mother had Scottish ancestry. 

Mickey's parents divorced when he was only six. His father left the family when Mickey was young. His mother then married a retired policeman Eugene Addis (step-dad) who had five sons and shifted to South Florida with her children. He has two singlings from his biological parents; a younger brother, Joey, and a younger sister, Patricia. 

Mickey went to Miami Beach Senior High School from where he graduated in 1971.

Who is Mickey Rourke married to? 

Mickey Rourke was a married man previously. He tied a knot with his ex-wife, Debra Feuer in 1981. The duo met on the set of and who co-starred with him in Homeboy (1988). After eight years of their togetherness, they divorced in 1989. The two have remained good friends, according to an interview Feuer gave in 2009. After that, he married actress, Carré Otis. In 1994, Rourke was arrested on suspicion of spousal abuse. The charges were later dropped. The couple reconciled and also starred together in Exit in Red, but their marriage ended in December 1998. From 2009 to 2015, he was dating Russian model Anastassija Makarenko. Further, he has dated several celebrities, including Terry Farrell and Sasha Volkova. He has been married twice but does not have children. He stated during an interview with Piers Morgan on July 12, 2022, he has been single for the past 7 years. 

How tall is Mickey Rourke? 

Mickey Rourke is a cool actor and former boxer who has a tall height of 1.8 m (5 feet and 11 inches). His bodyweight consists of around 77 kg. His hair color is blonde and his eye color is light brown. He told Bodybuilding.com that back in the day he would do 1-1 ½ hour of resistance work followed by 30-60 minutes of cardio as part of his daily routine. He would follow a high protein, low carb diet. He would have 3-4 protein shakes per day to stay lean. He worked out 3 times a day and only took off one day a week on Saturdays. “Coming from the army, he could kick my ass and he was all about focus and discipline, mixing cardio with weightlifting. There were days where I wanted to do either cardio or weights because I was sore all the time, all day and all night. I never lifted big heavy iron to put on size, so I had a lot of protein, six to seven small meals throughout the day,” said Rourke. He gets a tremendous amount of lean proteins in his diet, which helps with muscle growth and recovery.