Mickey Rourke
American actor and former boxer
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| April 12 2025 | Removed from Celebrity Big Brother's 24th season due to 'inappropriate language and instances of unacceptable behaviour', including making homophobic remarks about JoJo Siwa and unwanted sexual comments towards Ella Wise. |
| April 12 2025 | Removed from Celebrity Big Brother's twenty-fourth season due to 'inappropriate language and instances of unacceptable behaviour' toward housemate Chris Hughes. |
| April 2025 | Entered the Celebrity Big Brother house in the UK for the twenty-fourth series, receiving criticism for inappropriate behavior towards co-star AJ Odudu and making jokes perceived as homophobic to JoJo Siwa. |
| 2025 | Mickey Rourke stars in 'The Wheels of Heaven' as Reverend Beau Jackson, directed by Ben Charles Edwards, marking a new project in his filmography. |
| 2025 | Mickey Rourke will be a housemate on Celebrity Big Brother UK, participating in series 24. |
| 2024 | Continued acting in films 'Jade', 'Murder at Hollow Creek', and 'Not Another Church Movie' where he plays The Devil |
| 2023 | It was revealed that Rourke had begun training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. |
| 2023 | Rourke appeared in the film The Palace. |
| 2022 | Starred in direct-to-DVD films 'The Commando' (also executive producer), 'Warhunt', and 'Section Eight' |
| July 12 2022 | In an interview with Piers Morgan, Rourke stated that he had been single for the past 7 years. |
| 2021 | In the film 'Man of God', Rourke played the role of a paralyzed man. |
| 2020 | Starred in the Canadian-American thriller film Girl, playing a sheriff, with controversy surrounding his on-set behavior with co-star Bella Thorne. |
| 2020 | Rourke appeared in multiple direct-to-DVD and independent films including 'Adverse', 'Girl', and 'The Legion' |
| 2020 | Rourke voted for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, marking the first time he had ever voted. |
| 2020 | Rourke competed as 'Gremlin' in season four of 'The Masked Singer' and unmasked himself during the performance. |
| August 2020 | Mickey Rourke expressed support for Kamala Harris after her nomination for vice president. |
| July 2020 | Rourke expressed support for Joe Biden in the 2020 United States presidential election on his Instagram account. |
| 2019 | Rourke starred in 'Berlin, I Love You' and 'Night Walk', continuing his varied film roles |
| 2018 | He acted in the horror anthology film Nightmare Cinema. |
| 2015 | Wild Horses, a movie based on an undeveloped script he wrote, was released in Fall. |
| 2015 | Rourke featured in the independent film Ashby. |
| 2015 | Mickey Rourke expressed his support for the Ben Carson 2016 presidential campaign. |
| 2015 | The novelization inspired by Mickey Rourke's undeveloped script 'Wild Horses' was eventually released in Fall. |
| 2014 | British author Saurav Dutt announced he was producing and writing a novelization inspired by an undeveloped script for a movie titled 'Wild Horses', written by Rourke. |
| 2014 | He reprised his role as Marv in the sequel 'Sin City: A Dame to Kill For'. |
| November 28 2014 | Mickey Rourke returned to the boxing ring after more than 20 years, fighting 29-year-old Elliot Seymour in Moscow, Russia. Rourke won the exhibition match by TKO in the second round. |
| 2013 | Appeared in Java Heat as an American citizen shadowing terrorist groups in Java, Indonesia. |
| 2011 | Mickey Rourke appeared in the fantasy action film Immortals. |
| 2011 | He received praise for his performance as the villain King Hyperion in the film 'Immortals'. |
| 2011 | Rourke was cast in 'Java Heat', playing an American citizen shadowing terrorist groups in Indonesia, which was released in 2013. |
| 2011 | Mickey Rourke was nominated for the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain for his role in Iron Man 2. |
| 2010 | Mickey Rourke won the Scream Award for Best Villain for his role in Iron Man 2. |
| 2010 | Rourke appeared in the commercially successful film Iron Man 2. |
| 2010 | Rourke portrayed the main villain Whiplash in 'Iron Man 2', preparing for the role by visiting Russian jail inmates. |
| 2010 | He appeared in a Dutch TV commercial for Bavaria Beer. |
| 2010 | He also starred in the ensemble action film The Expendables. |
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