Mickey Rourke's acting career is "in the toilet". 'The Wrestler' star, 72, admits he's "made mistakes" in the past and now struggles to book jobs because of his bad boy reputation - confessing he ...

When Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September 2008, it wasn't just the story of a washed-up professional wrestler that captivated audiences. It was the ...

Mickey Rourke blames himself for being out of spotlight for over a decade but says his early interest in sports gave him a spirit that allowed him to pick himself up. The 57-year-old actor confessed ...

Mickey Rourke barely survived the 1980s before jacking in his acting career to have his face – the money-maker – smashed in when he took up professional boxing. Self-annihilation has always been his ...

Mickey Rourke began his career as one of the hottest young actors of the 1980s with roles in Body Heat, Diner, The Pope of Greenwich Village and 9 1/2 Weeks. Among the directors he worked with during ...

Mickey Rourke has revealed that he confided in his dog when he feared that his career was over. The actor, who has received plaudits for his role in The Wrestler, spent years out of the spotlight ...

Mickey Rourke won the 2009 Golden Globe Award for best actor for his performance in Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler." When actors give acceptance speeches for such awards it is quite common for them ...