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Mickey Rourke
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Actor Born: September 16, 1956 in Schenectady, NY Biography:"Mickey Rourke" originally aspired to careers as a pro baseball player and - later - a championship boxer, but did a 180 away from the ring and cut his chops as an actor instead. Rourke launched his career with small roles in "1941" (1979) and "Heaven's Gate" (1981) before gaining broader notice as a pyro expert in "Body Heat" (1981) and one of the raunchier leads in Barry Levinson's "Diner" (1982). He followed with admirable work in "Rumble Fish" (1983) and "The Pope of Greenwich Village" (1984), and gave a bravura performance as fanatically determined police captain Stanley White in "Year of the Dragon" (1985). When the film was slammed by critics, Rourke defended director "Michael Cimino" and snubbed all interview requests. He immediately gained a reputation as a perfectionist, agreeing only to work with directors and on projects that met with his high standards. His 1987 performances in "Angel... Full Biography
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