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'''Poros Archaeological Museum''' is a [[museum]] in [[Poros]] in [[Greece]].
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| birthname = Philip Andre Rourke, Jr.
| birthdate = {{birth date and age|1956|9|16}}
| birthplace = [[Schenectady, New York]]
| yearsactive = [[1979 in film|1979]] - present
| spouse = Debra Feuer (1981-1989)<br>Carré Otis (1992-1998)
| awards = '''[[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor (film)]]'''<br>2005 ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]''
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'''Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke, Jr.''' (born [[September 16]], [[1952]]<ref>http://www.aolcdn.com/tmz_documents/1217_mickey_rourke_wm.pdf</ref>) is an [[United States of America|American]] [[actor]], who has appeared primarily in [[action]], [[drama]] and [[thriller]] films. Trained as a [[boxing|boxer]] in his early years, Rourke had a short stint as a pro fighter in the 1990s. Although his acting career has been uneven, he has carved out a niche over the last decades in gritty, marginalized anti-hero roles.

==Biography==
===Early life===
Rourke was born in [[Schenectady, New York]], the son of Ann and Philip Andre Rourke, Sr., who was an amateur body builder.<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/article441301.ece The Rourke's progress - Times Online<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref name="YahooBio">[http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800010853/bio Mickey Rourke Biography - Yahoo! Movies<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/88/Mickey-Rourke.html Mickey Rourke Biography (1956-)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> His family was [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] and of Irish and French descent.<ref>[http://www.radaronline.com/features/2006/10/humble_fish.php Features : Radar Online : Living in Oblivion<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.cathnews.com/news/510/32.php Actor Mickey Rourke "saved" by his Catholic faith<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> After his parents divorced, he moved with his mother to Florida, where he attended Miami Beach Senior High School.<ref>[http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-8812771_ITM The importance (and roller-coaster ride) of being Mickey Rourke. | The Miami Herald (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) (August, 2004)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Rourke played second-string first baseman on the school's baseball team under coach [[Skip Bertman]]. His acting career during his high school days is something of a mystery. There are some reports that Rourke took drama classes with the legendary "Teacher to the Stars", Jay W. Jensen, even appearing in at least one stage-play. However, the "P. Rourke" listed in that play's credits could have been his sister, Patricia Rourke, who also attended Miami Beach Senior High School.

Rourke's teenage years were more aimed toward sports than acting. Raised in the tough inner city neighbourhood of Liberty City, Rourke 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 a 118 pound bantamweight. Some of his early matches were fought as Andre Rourke.

He continued his boxing training at the famed 5th Street Gym in [[Miami Beach, Florida]]; joining the Police Athletic League boxing program. In 1969, Rourke, then weighing 140lbs., sparred with former World Welterweight Champion [[Luis Rodríguez (boxer)|Luis Rodríguez]]. 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]], he received another concussion in a boxing match. After being told by doctors to take a year off and rest, Rourke temporarily retired from the ring. From 1968 to 1971, he compiled an amateur record of 20-6, with 17 knockouts. He was disqualified 4 times, and lost 2 decisions. At one point, he reportedly scored 12 consecutive first-round knockouts.

===Early acting roles===
Rourke's film debut was a small role in [[Steven Spielberg]]'s film ''[[1941 (film)|1941]]''. Though it was not his first role, his portrayal of an arsonist in ''[[Body Heat]]'' garnered significant attention despite his modest time onscreen. He mostly appeared in television movies in his early career. During the early 1980s, Rourke starred in the [[cult classic]] ''[[Diner (film)|Diner]]'', which also starred [[Paul Reiser]], [[Daniel Stern]], [[Steve Guttenberg]], [[Tim Daly]] and [[Kevin Bacon]]. Mickey Rourke won two awards for his acting performance in ''Diner''. Soon after, Rourke starred in [[Francis Ford Coppola]]'s follow-up to ''[[The Outsiders (film)|The Outsiders]]'' in the coming-of-age tale, ''[[Rumble Fish]]''. Playing the enigmatic older brother of [[Matt Dillon]]'s character, he was praised as a standout in a film that also featured such talents as [[Dennis Hopper]], [[Vincent Spano]], [[Diane Lane]], [[Nicolas Cage]], [[Chris Penn]], [[Larry Fishburne]] and [[Tom Waits]].

Rourke's performance in the film ''[[The Pope of Greenwich Village]]'' alongside [[Daryl Hannah]] and [[Eric Roberts]] caught the attention of critics. While the film was a box office flop during its initial release, it has become somewhat of a minor cult hit. Actor [[Johnny Depp]] calls it "perfect cinema" and [[HBO]]'s ''[[Entourage (TV series)|Entourage]]'' has praised it. Rourke has said the film is his favorite movie, and both Hannah and Roberts have cited it as a highlight of their careers.

In the mid-1980s, Rourke earned himself additional leading roles. His role alongside [[Kim Basinger]] in the controversial yet panned, sexually-themed box-office hit ''[[9½ Weeks]]'' helped him gain "[[sex symbol]]" status. He received critical praise for his work in ''[[Barfly (film)|Barfly]]'' as the alcoholic writer [[Henry Chinaski]], and in the [[Oliver Stone]]-penned ''[[Year of the Dragon (film)|Year of the Dragon]]''. In 1987, Rourke appeared in the movie ''[[Angel Heart (film)|Angel Heart]]''. The film, which also stars [[Robert De Niro]] was directed by [[Alan Parker]] and nominated for several awards. It was seen as controversial by some due to a sex scene involving ''[[Cosby Show]]'' cast member [[Lisa Bonet]], who won an award for her part in the film <ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092563/awards http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092563/awards]</ref>. Although some of Rourke's work was viewed as controversial in the US, he was well-received by European, and especially French, audiences who loved the "rumpled, slightly dirty, sordid...rebel persona"<ref name="YahooBio" /> that he projected in ''Year of the Dragon'', ''9½ Weeks'', ''Angel Heart'', and ''Desperate Hours''.

In the late 1980s, Rourke performed with musician [[David Bowie]] on the ''[[Never Let Me Down]]'' album. Around this same time, he also wrote his first screenplay, ''[[Homeboy (film)|Homeboy]]'', a boxing tale in which he starred. In 1989, Rourke starred in docu-drama ''[[Francesco (film)|Francesco]]'', where he plays [[St. Francis of Assisi]]. In 1991 Rourke starred in the box office bomb ''[[Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man]]'' as Harley Davidson, a biker whose best friend, Marlboro, is played by ''[[Miami Vice]]'' star [[Don Johnson]]. This was followed by [[Wild Orchid]], another critically-panned film, which gain him nomination for Razzie award (also for ''Desperate Hours''). Rourke's acting career eventually became overshadowed by his personal life and seemingly eccentric career decisions. Directors such as [[Alan Parker]] found it difficult to work with Rourke. Parker stated that "working with Mickey is a nightmare. He is very dangerous on the set because you never know what he is going to do".<ref name="YahooBio"/> He is alleged to have turned down a number of high-profile acting roles, including the roles of [[Eliot Ness]] in [[The Untouchables (1987 film)|The Untouchables]] and Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop. It is also alleged that Rourke turned down the roles of Jack Crawford in [[The Silence of the Lambs]], [[Tom Cruise]]'s role in [[Rain Man]], [[Nick Nolte]]'s part in [[48 Hrs.]], [[Christopher Lambert]]'s part in [[Highlander (film)|Highlander]] and a part in [[Platoon (film)|Platoon]]. In a documentary on the special edition DVD of Tombstone, actor [[Michael Biehn]], who plays the part of Johnny Ringo, mentions that the role of Ringo was first offered to Rourke.<ref>[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/mickey_rourke/biography.php Mickey Rourke - Rotten Tomatoes Celebrity Profile<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

===From actor to boxer===
In 1991, Rourke decided that he "…had to go back to boxing", because he felt that he "…was self-destructing…[and] had no respect for myself being an actor." When Rourke became a professional boxer, he won all of his fights against minor opponents (and had one fight come to a draw). However, he never achieved national prominence, and he received a number of injuries, including a broken nose, toe, ribs, a split tongue, and a compressed cheekbone. His trainer during his boxing career was [[Hells Angels]] member [[Chuck Zito]].

Boxing promoters stated that Rourke was too old to do well against top-level fighters. Indeed, Rourke himself admits that entering the ring was a sort of personal test: "[I]…just wanted to give it a shot, test myself that way physically, while I still had time (interview in ''The Gate'' with Christopher Heard)." However his boxing career and boxing ability is in doubt with the rumored payoffs to the losers of his bouts. . In 1995, Rourke retired from boxing and returned to acting.

===1990s: return to acting===
In the early 1990s, [[Quentin Tarantino]] offered Rourke the part of Butch Coolidge in ''[[Pulp Fiction (film)|Pulp Fiction]]''. Rourke declined, and the role eventually was offered to [[Matt Dillon]] and [[Sylvester Stallone]], before [[Bruce Willis]] invested in the film and was given the part. After his retirement from boxing, Rourke did accept supporting roles in several 1990s films, including [[Francis Ford Coppola]]'s ''[[The Rainmaker (1997 film)|adaptation of]]'' [[John Grisham]]'s [[The Rainmaker (John Grisham)|The Rainmaker]], [[Vincent Gallo]]'s ''[[Buffalo '66]]'', [[Steve Buscemi]]'s ''[[Animal Factory]]'' and [[Sylvester Stallone]]'s remake of ''[[Get Carter (2000 film)|Get Carter]]''. Rourke also writing some films under the name "Sir" Eddie Cook like ''[[Bullet (film)|Bullet]]'', where he starring together with [[Tupac Shakur]].

While Rourke was also selected for a significant role in [[Terrence Malick]]'s ''[[The Thin Red Line (1998 film)|The Thin Red Line]]'', Rourke's part ended up on the [[cutting room floor|editing room floor]]. Rourke also played a small part in the film ''[[Thursday (1998 film)|Thursday]]'', in which he plays a crooked cop. He also had a lead role in 1997's ''[[Double Team (film)|Double Team]]'', which co-starred martial arts actor [[Jean-Claude Van Damme]]. It was Rourke's first over-top action film role, in which he played the lead villain. On the same year, he filmed ''[[Another 9½ Weeks]]'', a sequel to ''9½ Weeks'', which only received limited distribution. He ended 90s with the [[direct-to-video]] films ''[[Out in Fifty]]'', ''[[Shades (film)|Shades]]'' and television movie ''[[Shergar (film)|Shergar]]'', which is about kidnapping of [[Shergar]] the horse.

===2000s===
In 2001, he appeared as the villain in [[Enrique Iglesias]]'s music video for ''[[Hero (Enrique Iglesias song)|Hero]]'' which also featured [[Jennifer Love Hewitt]]. In 2002, Rourke took the role of The Cook in [[Jonas Åkerlund]]'s ''[[Spun]]'', teaming up once again with [[Eric Roberts]]. His first collaborations with directors [[Robert Rodriguez]] and [[Tony Scott]] in ''[[Once Upon a Time in Mexico (film)|Once Upon a Time in Mexico]]'' and ''[[Man on Fire (2004 film)|Man on Fire]]'', were for smaller roles. Nonetheless, these directors subsequently decided to cast Rourke in lead roles in their next films.

In 2005, Rourke made his comeback in mainstream Hollywood circles with a lead role (''[[Marv]]'') in [[Robert Rodriguez]]'s adaptation of [[Frank Miller (comics)|Frank Miller]]'s ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]''. Rourke received awards from the [[Chicago Film Critics Association]], the IFTA and the Online Film Critics Society, as well as "Man of the Year" from ''[[Total Film]]'' magazine that year. Rourke followed ''Sin City'' with a supporting role in [[Tony Scott]]'s ''[[Domino (film)|Domino]]'' alongside [[Keira Knightley]], in which he played a bounty hunter.

Rourke played the role of ''The Blackbird'' in an adaptation of [[Elmore Leonard|Elmore Leonard's]] ''[[Killshot]]'', the role of "Darrius Sayle" in an adaptation of the [[Alex Rider]] novel ''[[Stormbreaker (film)|Stormbreaker]]''. He will also appear alongside [[Ray Liotta]] in [[John McNaughton]]'s ''The Night Job'', as well as reprising the role of "Marv" in the ''[[A Dame to Kill For|Dame to Kill For]]'' segment of ''[[Sin City 2]]''.

In addition, in 2003, Rourke provided the voice for "Jericho" in the third installment of the [[Driver (series)|Driver video game series]]. Rourke also recently appeared in a 40-page story by photographer [[Bryan Adams]] for Berlin's ''[[Zoo Magazine]]''. In an article about Rourke's return to steady acting roles, entitled ''Mickey Rourke Rising'' (from ''The Gate''), Christopher Heard stated that actors/musicians [[Tupac Shakur]], [[Johnny Depp]], [[Sean Penn]] and [[Brad Pitt]] have "…animated praise for Rourke and his work."

Despite having withdrawn from acting at various points, and having made movies that he now sees as a creative "sell-out" (the action film ''[[Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man]]''), Rourke has stated that "…all that I have been through…[has] made me a better, more interesting actor." Rourke's renewed interest in pursuing acting can be seen in his statement that "…my best work is still ahead of me" (article in ''The Gate'').

In November 2006, during an interview, he called [[Tom Cruise]] "a cunt" for his attacks on [[Brooke Shields]] and [[psychiatry]]. In February 2007 he was in [[South Beach, Florida]], protesting against a puppy store he claims sells dogs with [[parvovirus|parvo]]. He wanted the store to shut down, claiming a puppy he bought for his friend at the store died. He was supported with other activists.

Mickey signed up to act in the movie version of the ''[[The Informers]]'' in the role of Peter, an amoral former studio security guard who plots to kidnap a small child.

Mickey has also signed on to ''[[The Wrestler]]'' an upcoming movie about a washed up wrestler. The part was originally Nicholas Cage's but he dropped the role for unknown reasons. Mickey has begun undergoing actual pro-wrestling training under WWE Hall of Famer [[Afa Anoai|Afa The Wild Samoan]].

===Political and religious views===
Rourke's political views came under fire when he claimed to have donated part of his salary from the 1989 film, ''[[Francesco (film)|Francesco]]'', to the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]].<ref name="Mickey Rourke star bio">[http://www.tribute.ca/people/bio/2036 Mickey Rourke star bio<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He later backed away from that statement, although he has an IRA symbol tattooed on his left forearm.<ref name="ShowBiz Ireland - Mickey Rourke in Once Upon A Time In Mexico">[http://www.showbizireland.com/news/june01/06-rourke01.shtml ShowBiz Ireland - Mickey Rourke in Once Upon a Time in Mexico<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Rourke is a devout Roman Catholic.<ref name="Mickey Rourke not losing his religion">http://people.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1052602.php</ref>

===Personal life===
Rourke has dated several actresses including [[Terry Farrell (actress)|Terry Farrell]]. Mickey Rourke married twice. He married [[Debra Feuer]] on 1981, they met on the set of ''Hardcase'' (1981) and starring together in ''Homeboy'' (1988), as Rourke's love interest. Marriage ended up on 1989.

''Wild Orchid'' co-star [[Carré Otis]] was briefly a ''[[cause célèbre]]'' following the release of ''Wild Orchid'' due to rumors she and then-lover Rourke filmed an [[List of mainstream movies with unsimulated sex|unsimulated sex scene]]. She married Rourke in 26 June, 1992. In 1994 Rourke was arrested for spousal abuse. The charges were dropped after the couple reconciled.<ref>[http://www.famoushookups.com/site/relationship_detail.php?relid=7996&celebid=708 Carre Otis' and Mickey Rourke's Relationship History] on Famous Hookups.com</ref> They gave another chance to their relationship and also starred in together in ''Exit in Red'' but their marriage ended up on December, 1998. Rourke also arrested on November, 2007 on DUI charges in Miami Beach <ref>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20159158,00.html</ref>.

Mickey Rourke is a motorcycle enthusiast and uses motorcycle in some of his films. He used to own a gym in West Hollywood called Shapiro and he was trained by Sandra Seacat. He was close friend of ''Bullet'' co-star [[Tupac Shakur]].

Hair salon owner Giuseppe Franco credits his success to Rourke, saying that he is the friend that helped him get the infamous Giuseppe Franco Salon started. The salon is featured in a commercial for ProCede which has developed a cult like following in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut.

==Filmography==
{{For|works and awards of Mickey Rourke|Mickey Rourke filmography}}

==Further reading==
*''Miami Herald'', [[October 16]], [[2004]], 4B: BROTHER OF ACTOR MICKEY ROURKE.
*''Miami Herald'', [[September 10]], [[1994]], Sports, page 6d: STATE MAY KO ROURKE.
*''World Boxing'', June 1994, pages 34-37 and 50-51: MICKEY ROURKE: ACTING LIKE A BOXER...OR BOXING LIKE AN ACTOR, by Tommy Deas, Jr.
*''Miami Herald'', [[January 7]], [[1994]], Local, page 1B:ROURKE ARRESTED OUTSIDE HIS CLUB.
*''Miami Herald'', [[June 29]], [[1992]], Sports, page 2D: ROURKE'S LATEST FIGHT NOTHING BUT A FARSE.
*''Miami Herald'', [[June 9]], [[1992]], Front, page 2A: MICKEY ROURKE'S MANLY ART.
*''Miami Herald'', [[April 26]], [[1992]], Sports, page 9D: FANS BOOS ROURKE AFTER DRAW.
*''Miami Herald'', [[April 2]], [[1992]], Neighbors MB, page 16: NEIGHBORS.
*''Miami Herald'', [[April 9]], [[1992]], Sports, page 2d: SPORTS.
*''Miami Herald'', [[April 8]], [[1992]], Sports, page 1D: SPORTS.
*''Miami Herald'', [[April 19]], [[1992]], Sports, page 13D: OH, MICKEY, YOU'RE SO SLY, YOU KEEP UMPS GUESSING ALL THE TIME.
*''Miami Herald'', [[March 28]], [[1992]], Sports, page 9D: ACTOR ROURKE PLANS TO FIGHT AGAIN APRIL 25.
*''Miami Herald'', [[May 24]], [[1991]], Front, page 1A: ROURKE'S NEW ROLE: ROCKY.

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.culture.gr/h/1/eh151.jsp?obj_id=3494 Hellenic Ministry of Culture]
*[http://www.mickeyrourkeonline.com Mickey Rourke online]
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*{{imdb name|id=0000620|name=Mickey Rourke}}
*[http://www.zoomagazine.de Zoomagazine.de] - Features the shoot of Mickey by photographer Bryan Adams (see issue number 9)
*[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/p/mickey_rourke/ Rourke's Rotten Tomatoes page]
*[http://www.thegate.ca/front-page/01506/mickey-rourke-rising/ Mickey Rourke Rising] Interview @ The GATE.ca
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