Oh Mickey Rourke! What Happened To The Sex Symbol?
Posted on Dec 02, 2011 @ 04:00PM - 4 comments
Hey Mickey, you’re so fine ... or at least, you used to be.
There’s no doubt Mickey Rourke's career has brilliantly recovered from years of late nights and hard living, but his looks are another story.
PHOTOS: Mickey Rourke Is A Sex Symbol No More
Carré Otis: Mickey Rourke Pulled A Gun On Me On Our Honeymoon Night
Posted on Oct 11, 2011 @ 11:45AM - 1 comment
With Mickey Rourke, the honeymoon period consists of a gun to the head, his ex wife Carré Otis tells Anderson Cooper on Tuesday's Anderson.
"It wasn't the first time, but I had said to him, ‘I don't want you going out,’” Otis, 43, said she told the Iron Man 2 star, who was going through well-publicized battles with drugs and alcohol at the time of their June 1992 wedding.
But Mickey, Otis said, didn’t bother staying in despite his new bride’s wishes.
Mickey Rourke Slams Young Hollywood
Posted on May 07, 2010 @ 07:00AM - 6 comments
Veteran actor Mickey Rourke has weathered the ups and downs of Hollywood and fame. Now back on top, he had some choice words for young Hollywood, saying their current bursts of notoriety has nothing to do with their acting skills.
Robert Downey Jr. on Iron Man 2: This Time, It's "Personal"
"You can be less than mediocre and be a f-ing movie star. I have respect for very few actors and actresses," he recently told Parade. "Some of them get a lot of acclaim but just because their movie made $200 million at the box office; they still suck."
While he has "no respect" for such young upstarts, Rourke is now wise enough to keep his specific grumblings to himself.
VIDEO: Mickey Rourke - Robert Downey Jr. "Was Worse Than Me"
Posted on May 04, 2010 @ 08:15PM - Add a comment
Mickey Rourke acknowledged the irony of working with his Iron Man 2 co-star Robert Downey Jr. on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Tuesday, as both men have had incredible Hollywood comebacks after substance abuse issues sidetracked their careers for years.
"It was funny because both of us got a second chance, and you don't get second chances a lot in life, especially in the movie business," Rourke said. "We both had two strikes, two-and-a-half strikes, really ... I think he was worse than me
Mickey Rourke Jokes It Up At West Hollywood Nightclub
Posted on Oct 30, 2009 @ 09:27AM - 2 comments
Oscar nominee Mickey Rourke probably wakes up dressed for Halloween, but the Oscar-nominated bad boy still went to the trouble of donning some makeup for his Joker-inspired costume.
EXCLUSIVE: Chris Jericho Issues A New Challenge To Mickey Rourke
The resurgent Nine 1/2 Weeks star was snapped Thursday night at West Hollywood nightspot Voyeur alongside wise guy socialite Chris Paciello.
New DVD Releases – Week of April 21, 2009
Posted on Apr 21, 2009 @ 03:06PM - Add a comment
Notorious (R)
A look at the life of fallen rapper The Notorious B.I.G. (Jamal Woolard [Christopher Wallace], Angela Bassett [Voletta Wallace], Derek Luke [Sean Combs])
The Wrestler (R)
Former wrestler risks everything for his shot at comeback. (Mickey Rourke [Randy 'The Ram' Robinson], Marisa Tomei [Cassidy], Evan Rachel Wood [Stephanie Robinson])
Frost/Nixon (R)
An account of the famous interview of the ex-President. (Frank Langella [Richard Nixon], Michael Sheen [David Frost], Kevin Bacon [Jack Brennan])
The Last Word (R)
Man makes living crafting other people's suicide notes. (Winona Ryder, Wes Bentley, Ray Romano)
Mickey Rourke Stings Like A Bee In WWE Debut
Posted on Apr 06, 2009 @ 10:51AM - Add a comment
After endless months of rumors and speculation, The Wrestler's Mickey Rourke finally stepped foot into a WWE ring -- to box.
After WWE villain Chris Jericho won his match, he called out the actor, who was sitting in the crowd.
Rourke, looking decidedly badass in a black leather vest and jeans, climbed into the ring to the delight of those in attendance at Houston's Reliant Stadium.
