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Philip
Andre "Mickey" Rourke, Jr. (born September
16, 1952) is a SAG award-winning, BAFTA Award - and
Golden Globe Award-winning American actor who has
appeared primarily as a leading man in action, drama
and thriller films.
Trained as a boxer in his early years, Rourke had
a short stint as a pro fighter in the 1990s. He won
a 2009 Golden Globe award and a BAFTA award, was nominated
for a SAG award, and was nominated for an Academy
Award for his work in the film The Wrestler.
Bio
Early
life
Rourke was born in Schenectady, New York to a family
of Irish and French descent. His father, Philip Andre
Rourke, Sr., an amateur body builder, left the family
when Mickey was six years old.[4] After his parents
divorced, his mother, Ann, married Eugene Addis, a
Miami Beach police officer (later promoted to detective)
with 5 sons and moved Rourke, his younger brother
and their sister to southern Florida, where he graduated
Miami Beach Senior High School in 1971.
During his teenage years, Rourke focused his attention
mainly on sports. He took up self-defense training
at the Boys Club of Miami. It was there that 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, fighting some of his early
matches under the name Andre Rourke. He continued
his boxing training at the famed 5th Street Gym in
Miami Beach, Florida, where Muhammad Ali began his
career. In 1969, Rourke, then weighing 140 lbs., sparred
with former World Welterweight Champion 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.
At the 1971 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 1964 to 1972, he compiled
an amateur record of 20 wins, 17 by knockout, and
6 defeats. which included wins over Ron Carter, Charles
Gathers, and Joe Riles. (Credit:
Wikipedia).
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