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Mickey RourkeMickey Rourke is an American actor, writer, and former professional boxer. His acting career began in the early 1980s with a string of critically successful performances in "Diner", "Rumble Fish", "The Pope of Greenwich Village", and "Barfly". He became familiar to the mainstream and was sex symbol material for his role in the 1986 erotic drama "9½ Weeks".
In 1991, Rourke retired from acting briefly to pursue a career as a professional boxer. He had, but brief, success in the ring and won eight fights without losing any of them. The sport turned out to be very physically demanding, and he endured a string of injuries that necessitated reconstructive surgery, which greatly altered the structure of his face.
He resumed acting in 1994, taking supporting roles in movies for the rest of the decade. His career was given a major boost by his portrayal of the brutal and scarred Marv in the 2005 film "Sin City", which earned him several lesser-known awards. His comeback was cemented by his lead role in the 2008 drama "The Wrestler", which he won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA award for Best Actor and an Academy Award nomination for.
Since "The Wrestler", Rourke has appeared in a chain of films, often as a supporting character, such as "Iron Man 2" (2010), "Immortals" (2011), and "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" (2014). He also stepped back into the ring for an exhibition bout in 2014, a fight that would come under scrutiny later.
Rourke has had a consistent flow of work in several films over the past few years, often in independent or direct-to-video movies. Some of his recent releases are appearances in "Adverse" (2020), "Man of God" (2021), "Warhunt" (2022), and "Not Another Church Movie" (2024). Rourke has also appeared in music videos, video games, and commercials. He has often credited his dogs for being there for him through difficult periods, and he is well-known to be an animal lover.
In 1991, Rourke retired from acting briefly to pursue a career as a professional boxer. He had, but brief, success in the ring and won eight fights without losing any of them. The sport turned out to be very physically demanding, and he endured a string of injuries that necessitated reconstructive surgery, which greatly altered the structure of his face.
He resumed acting in 1994, taking supporting roles in movies for the rest of the decade. His career was given a major boost by his portrayal of the brutal and scarred Marv in the 2005 film "Sin City", which earned him several lesser-known awards. His comeback was cemented by his lead role in the 2008 drama "The Wrestler", which he won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA award for Best Actor and an Academy Award nomination for.
Since "The Wrestler", Rourke has appeared in a chain of films, often as a supporting character, such as "Iron Man 2" (2010), "Immortals" (2011), and "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" (2014). He also stepped back into the ring for an exhibition bout in 2014, a fight that would come under scrutiny later.
Rourke has had a consistent flow of work in several films over the past few years, often in independent or direct-to-video movies. Some of his recent releases are appearances in "Adverse" (2020), "Man of God" (2021), "Warhunt" (2022), and "Not Another Church Movie" (2024). Rourke has also appeared in music videos, video games, and commercials. He has often credited his dogs for being there for him through difficult periods, and he is well-known to be an animal lover.
DeNiroBorn in 1943 in New York City, Robert De Niro is an award-winning American actor, producer, and film director. Long-time collaborator with film director Martin Scorsese, Robert first gained fame in the 1973 "Bang the Drum Slowly.". De Niro received global acclaim for his performance of young Vito Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola's 1974 classic "The Godfather Part II", wherein he was awarded his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
This was followed by a stream of critically awarded performances, including the title character of Scorsese's "Taxi Driver", which earned him an Academy Award nomination. He was once more nominated for his work in "The Deer Hunter" and won the 1980 Oscar for Best Actor for his physique-altering performance as boxer Jake LaMotta in Scorsese's "Raging Bull". This was followed by a succession of critical and commercial successes, including "Brazil", "Goodfellas", "Awakenings", and "Cape Fear". He made his debut as a film director in "A Bronx Tale" in 1993.
Throughout the following years, De Niro continued to act in diverse roles, like in comedies like "Meet the Parents". He earned his sixth Best Supporting Actor Academy Award nomination for the film "Silver Linings Playbook" in 2012. He worked with Martin Scorsese and Joe Pesci once again in the 2019 crime epic "The Irishman", which earned him another Academy Award nomination. In 2023, he appeared in Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower Moon," for which he received his ninth Academy Award nomination, placing him in the company of actors like Spencer Tracy and Paul Newman.
De Niro has also been widely praised for his performances in films. He founded the production company TriBeCa Productions and co-founded the Tribeca Film Festival. He has been nominated for nine Academy Awards and two of those he has won, and two Golden Globes and the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award. He has also won a Kennedy Center Honor and a Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. He received an Honorary Palme d'Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
This was followed by a stream of critically awarded performances, including the title character of Scorsese's "Taxi Driver", which earned him an Academy Award nomination. He was once more nominated for his work in "The Deer Hunter" and won the 1980 Oscar for Best Actor for his physique-altering performance as boxer Jake LaMotta in Scorsese's "Raging Bull". This was followed by a succession of critical and commercial successes, including "Brazil", "Goodfellas", "Awakenings", and "Cape Fear". He made his debut as a film director in "A Bronx Tale" in 1993.
Throughout the following years, De Niro continued to act in diverse roles, like in comedies like "Meet the Parents". He earned his sixth Best Supporting Actor Academy Award nomination for the film "Silver Linings Playbook" in 2012. He worked with Martin Scorsese and Joe Pesci once again in the 2019 crime epic "The Irishman", which earned him another Academy Award nomination. In 2023, he appeared in Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower Moon," for which he received his ninth Academy Award nomination, placing him in the company of actors like Spencer Tracy and Paul Newman.
De Niro has also been widely praised for his performances in films. He founded the production company TriBeCa Productions and co-founded the Tribeca Film Festival. He has been nominated for nine Academy Awards and two of those he has won, and two Golden Globes and the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award. He has also won a Kennedy Center Honor and a Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. He received an Honorary Palme d'Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
