From starring roles in films directed by “giants” of cinema such as Francis Ford Coppola and Darren Aronofsky, to his recent entry into the ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ – They were expelled in summary procedures- The actor’s once brilliant career has suffered a spectacular decline.

Today, at 72, the Mickey Rour He has become a shadow of himself. Its appearance has undergone drastic changes, mainly due to the extensive plastic surgery submitted after injuries suffered during his career as a professional boxer. In photos published by the Daily Mail, the famous actor has lost his hair and is almost unrecognizable.

The actor was born in New York in 1952. His father abandoned his family when he was six years old. Shortly afterwards, his mother remarried a police officer, Eugene Antis, who moved with the family to southern Florida. Mickey claims that Antis repeatedly abused him and his brother, Joey, growing up. It was then that the first seed of the eternal sense of shame was planted in his mind.

He started boxing when he was twelve years old to learn how to defend himself. In fact, so that he can stand against his big and bad father. Became tougher. It was the answer to all the abuse he suffered when he was a child. He had stated in an interview that he felt a lot of shame. “I thought it was easier to break out this shame of rage. So I would take it to everyone else. It all started before my acting ».

The actor’s career in Hollywood reached her climax in 1986, when she won the starring male role in the film “9 1/2 weeks” next to Kim Basinger. The actor became a sought -after name in Hollywood with huge roles in “Rumble Fish”, “Angel Heart” and more.

Until the mid -1990s, Rourke had lost his spirit and despised Hollywood for what he really was: a business. He abandoned acting and devoted himself to self -destruction. Plastic, surgery, drink, drugs. A life in “red”. The psychotherapy he has done for many years has helped him, in the end, accept what he is.

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