9. Mickey Rourke
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An amateur boxer (with a 27 and 3 record), turned actor, turned professional boxer, turned actor again, Mickey has resurrected his career of late in high budget films such as Iron Man II. What happened to him? Between the picture on the left and the picture on the right he was a professional boxer with a not too shabby six wins, no losses and two draws. As a result of injuries sustained in his boxing career, he needed significant reconstructive surgery. Mickey himself blames his plastic surgeons for his disfigurement. Even with all of this surgery, he returned to the ring again in 2014, and won an exhibition match against a 29 year old. The opponent claimed that he threw the match and was paid to take a dive. What made him famous? Movies like Diner (1983), The Pope Of Greenwich Village (1984), 9 1/2 weeks(1986) and Angel Heart (1987). Though none of them were blockbusters, it was definitely the erotic 91/2 weeks that gained him the most recognition.
In the early 90’s he went back to boxing, before making a comeback into mainstream cinema with Sin City (2008). Mickey has won numerous awards over his life, mostly in his comeback years and most of them from his movie The Wrestler, in 2008. Current Age? 63. What does he do now? In 2014 he did announce that he planned four more professional fights. Memorable Scenes or Lines? If there is one scene that defined the actor in the 80s, it is this food scene from the erotic movie 91/2 Weeks. This movie was the 50 Shades of Grey of its time.
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