One of the most famous, while scandalous Hollywood actors Mickey Rourke born September 16, 1952 in New York. The future actor was born into a family that has French and Irish roots, while adhering to the Catholic faith. In his youth, he was actively involved in baseball and boxing. He was a very aggressive guy, so friends advised him a great option for all anger - a boxing ring. As a result, he became a guest at the boxing gym in Miami Beach. In the first period of his career as a middle-weight boxer, he spent 47 fights, however, having received a severe concussion, he decided to permanently end this. After graduating from high school, Mickey Rourke began attending a drama class. And, taking part in the play "High Supervision", he fell in love with acting forever.
Mickey Rourke - the beginning of a stellar career
In 1975, the future famous actor completely broke with his previous lifestyle and went to New York with the goal of becoming a famous actor. Unfortunately, nothing came of it here, so three years later he moved to Los Angeles. But here, absolutely no one wants to shoot an unknown young artist. A revolution in life happened after he was noticed by Stephen Spielberg, who invites Mickey Rourke as an extras in the picture "1941". After that, several small roles took place in the life of the young actor in the following films: “Going Black” and “The Gates of Paradise”. He also starred in three different films. "City of fear", where he was assigned the role of a murderer; "The Power of Love", where he played a motorcyclist who suffers from paralysis of the lower extremities; "Violence and marriage", where he got the main role. One day at one of his rehearsals came the famous director Lawrence Casdan, who offered the young artist a role in the film "The Heat of the Body." Thus, for Mickey Rourke began his stellar career.
Mickey Rourke - gaining popularity
The first time Mickey Rourke appeared noticeably in front of the audience in 1983, when he took part in the movie "Fighting Fish". In addition, Nicholas Cage and Matt Dillon starred with him. Great success came to the actor three years later, playing a major role in the famous film "9 1/2 weeks." This picture became a real classic of the genre, and Mickey Rourke himself took his place among other world stars. Just after this role, the actor became a real dream for all women. After some time, Mickey Rourke played, perhaps, one of his best roles in his career - a private detective in the film "Angel's Heart", where Charlotte Rampling and Robert DeNiro became his partners. As a result, in the late 1980s, he became one of the most popular and highly paid actors in Hollywood.
The most prominent roles of Mickey Rourke
In 1990, Mickey Rourke starred in the famous erotic melodrama "Wild Orchid" at the same time as Carrie Otis, which, incidentally, he chose on his own at the casting. Also, one of the most prominent roles, which was able to summarize the glorious period of the Hollywood actor, was the work in the film "Bullet", which was released in 1996. In the future, all roles were relatively unsuccessful. One of them is the work in the second part of "9 1/2 weeks", which was a failure. In 2003, he starred in the project Once Upon a Time in Mexico, and after that in the film Aerobatics. In 2006, he was noted for his role in the films Sin City and Domino. In 2009, he starred in the sports drama "Wrestler", after which he was nominated for an Oscar.
Mickey Rourke's personal life
For all his life, Mickey Rourke was twice married. His first wife was Debra Foyer, with whom the marriage lasted from 1982 to 1989, however, they lived together for only three years. In 1992, he married Carrie Otis, who, incidentally, was his partner in the movie "Wild Orchid." They divorced in 1998.
Interesting facts from the life of Mickey Rourke
- One day, Mickey Rourke managed to become the culprit of a scandal that occurred in the British Parliament, where it was alleged that he transferred money to the Irish Republican Army.
- There is a story that the actor, along with his friend Jean-Claude Van Damme, started a mass brawl in a bar. The real cause of the conflict is unknown.
- Every morning, a famous actor uses fresh carrot juice, which is idle for no more than 6 minutes.
Mickey Rourke - Today
Today, Mickey Rourke is heard by many directors, so he is involved in several interesting projects at once. Each of his new roles attracts due attention. For example, in 2010, he starred in three sensational films at once: Iron Man 2, The Expendables, and Thirteen. And in 2011, he starred as King of Hyperion in the film "War of the Gods: Immortals." And already at the end of 2011, he received one of the highest honors in modern Hollywood. He left imprints of his own hands, as well as shoes in cement, in front of the world-famous Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles.
Comments
How amusing, when exactly this expression was used by one person quite rich in the era of the Brezhnev era. "I had everything - and I didn’t care." To this, after a number of years, my grandmother told him that he was just going the other way.
Of what is that person, and this was my grandfather's drinking companion, by the name of Sorokin, and that day they drank cognac in the country, and because of my infancy, I overheard them and remembered them.
This Sorokin, after the death of my grandfather, taught me a lot, we were friends with him. And already when Sorokin got old, I realized that actually nothing had happened to him.
The only film that deserves attention in the filmography, anyway now, is “The Heart of an Angel”, the rest can be easily pulled.
When, for the sake of curiosity, I went wild for the Wild Orchid, now I looked decades later, I got so fucked up how difficult it was for Philip to act in this film.
It can be seen how in the ballet when Kolpakova dances “Chopiniana” and a decent spectator from the audience ruins her or when we will not name the trained biorobot.
This lady, who was shot in this film, has such a typical physiognomy as in the comedy “To Something Like Our Bunshu ...”
There are more likely sexopathologies than erotica. Likely by a big pull for this role have taken.
But “Heart of an Angel” is really, incredibly interesting. This is also Irina Kolpakova, who just went out to the lobby to smoke without a pack and in heels 12 cm.
