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Biography
Born September 16, 1956 - 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 raunchi... Continue Bio >>

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Filmography:
2008 Killshot
2008 The Wrestler
2006 Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker
2005 Domino
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