Line #44 Creator/MickeyRourke


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3	->''"I spent a lot of years trying to beat the system and, in the end, the system kicked my behind good."''
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5	Philip Andre Rourke Jr. (born September 16, 1952 in Schenectady, New York), known professionally as [[StageNames Mickey Rourke]], is an American actor, screenwriter, and retired boxer, who has appeared primarily as a leading man in drama, action, and thriller films.
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8	!!His filmography includes:
9	* ''[[Film/NineteenFortyOne1979 1941]]'' (1979) as Pvt. Reese
10	* ''Film/HeavensGate'' (1980) as Nick Ray
11	* ''Film/BodyHeat'' (1981) as Teddy Lewis
12	* ''Film/{{Diner}}'' (1982) as Robert "Boogie" Sheftell
13	* ''Literature/RumbleFish'' (1983) as the Motorcycle Boy
14	* ''Film/ThePopeofGreenwichVillage'' as Charlie
15	* ''Film/YearOfTheDragon'' (1985) as Capt. Stanley White
16	* ''Film/NineAndAHalfWeeks'' (1986) as John Gray
17	* ''Film/AngelHeart'' (1987) as Harold R. "Harry" Angel
18	* ''Film/{{Barfly}}'' (1987) as Henry Chinaski
19	* ''Film/JohnnyHandsome'' (1989) as John Sedley
20	* ''Film/HarleyDavidsonAndTheMarlboroMan'' (1991) as Harley Davidson
21	* ''Film/WhiteSands'' (1992) as Gorman Lennox
22	* ''Film/TheLastOutlaw'' (1993) as Graff
23	* ''Film/{{Bullet}}'' (1996) as Butch "Bullet" Stein
24	* ''Film/DoubleTeam'' (1997) as Stavros
25	* ''Film/TheRainmaker'' (1997) as J. Lyman "Bruiser" Stone
26	* ''Film/Buffalo66'' (1998) as the Bookie
27	* ''Film/{{Thursday}}'' (1998) as Det. Kasarov
28	* ''Film/{{Get Carter\|2000}}'' (2000) as Cyrus Paice
29	* ''Film/AnimalFactory'' (2000) as Jan
30	* ''Film/OnceUponATimeInMexico'' (2003) as Billy Chambers
31	* ''Film/ManOnFire'' (2004) as Jordan Kalfus
32	* ''Film/SinCity'' (2005) as Marv
33	** ''Film/SinCityADameToKillFor'' (2014)
34	* ''Film/{{Domino\|2005}}'' (2005) as Ed Mosbey
35	* ''Film/{{Stormbreaker}}'' (2006) as Darrius Sayle
36	* ''Film/TheWrestler'' (2008) as Robin Ramzinski/Randy "The Ram" Robinson
37	* ''Film/{{Killshot}}'' (2008) as Armand "The Blackbird" Degas
38	* ''Film/IronMan2'' (2010) as Ivan Vanko/Whiplash
39	* ''Film/TheExpendables'' (2010) as "Tool"
40	* ''Film/{{Immortals}}'' (2011) as King Hyperion
41	* ''Film/DeadInTombstone'' (2013) as Satan
42	* ''Film/SkinTraffik'' (2015) as Vogal
43	* ''Series/TheMaskedSinger'' (2020) as [[spoiler:Gremlin]]
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46	!!Tropes associated with the actor:
47	%%* BoisterousBruiser
48	* CanineCompanion: Is famous for this. He even thanked his dogs in his 2009 Golden Globes speech.
49	* CareerResurrection: [[invoked]] With ''Film/TheWrestler''. His career started with high critical praise and success for roles in ''Film/{{Diner}}'', ''Film/NineAndAHalfWeeks'' and ''Film/AngelHeart''. However, his substance abuse problems (and a bizarre decision to get into boxing) would drag him down. He made a series of small, low-budget films for 20 years, until Creator/RobertRodriguez dusted him off to play Billy in ''Film/OnceUponATimeInMexico'' and Marv in ''Film/SinCity''. Rourke then had a supporting role in box office bomb ''Film/{{Domino\|2005}}'' before being cast in a "very close to home" role as a washed up former pro wrestler in ''Film/TheWrestler'', which netted him an Oscar nomination and a part oppposite Creator/RobertDowneyJr in ''Film/IronMan2''. However, after the failure of ''Film/{{Immortals}}'', [[StarDerailingRole he has fallen back out of stardom]], now mainly appearing in DirectToVideo films.
50	* IWasQuiteALooker: He was considered a sex symbol back in the '80s and '90s, but substance abuse and attempts to fix facial injuries from his boxing career destroyed his looks.
51	* OldShame: [[invoked]] He hated the movie ''Film/HarleyDavidsonAndTheMarlboroMan'', claiming that the negative reception to the film was the starting of his downfall in Hollywood and drug abuse issues.
52	** In another example, he does '''NOT''' look back at his work on ''Film/IronMan2'' fondly, and probably will never forget how the now-disbanded [[Creator/MarvelStudios Marvel]] Creative Committee's executive meddling on the film caused scenes fleshing out his character "Whiplash" to end up on the cutting room floor and become a [[FlatCharacter flat character]] in the process, and will possibly never be forgiven as a result.
53	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler:His very brief tenure on ''Series/TheMaskedSinger'''''s'' fourth season as "Gremlin" ended with him deciding he didn't like his costume, unmasking himself and just leaving]].
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