By Joseph Martinez -
Mickey Rourke, whose film career was revitalized thanks to Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler" in 2008, had his hand and footprints immortalized on Monday, October 31, 2011 at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard.
He's the 254th
celebrity honoree to be given a spot at the courtyard of the Chinese
Theatre, an honor that dates back to 1927 when film star Norma Talmadge
accidentally stepped into wet concrete. Variations of this honored
tradition are imprints of the eye glasses of Harold Lloyd, the cigar of
Groucho Marx, the magic wands of Harry Potter stars Daniel Radcliffe,
Emma Watson and Rupert Grint, the legs of Betty Grable, the fist of John
Wayne, the knees of Al Jolson, the ice skating blades of Sonja Henie,
and the noses of Jimmy Durante and Bob Hope.
During the ceremony
Eric Roberts and filmmaker Jon Favreau were on-hand for the event and
spoke highly of Rourke. Afterwards, Mickey Rourke gave plenty of thanks
to his boxing friends, the many people who helped him maintain the film
career he's had over the years, and his dearly loved grandmother who
first properly introduced him to the world of film.
Up next,
Rourke can be seen in the visually-stunning 3D epic adventure "Immortals",
starring Henry Cavill, Luke Evans, Kellan Lutz, Isabel Lucas, Freida
Pinto, Stephen Dorff, and John Hurt. Directed by Tarsem Singh, written
by Charles Parlapanides and Vlas Parlapanides and produced by Gianni
Nunnari, Mark Canton and Relativity’s CEO RyanKavanaugh, Immortals tells
the story of the ruthless King Hyperion (Rourke), who leads his
bloodthirsty army on a murderous rampage across Greece to find a deadly
weapon that will destroy humanity. A mortal chosen by Zeus named Theseus
(Cavill) must lead the fight against Hyperion and his evil army with
the fate of mankind and the Gods at Stake. The film will be released by
Relativity Media on November 11, 2011. (photos: © 2011 Joe Martinez /
Picturelux)
Mickey Rourke Trivia per IMDB:
- Became a professional boxer in 1991 but retired in 1995.
- Is a motorcycle enthusiast.
- Walked off the set of Luck of the Draw (2000) when the producers refused to let him include his pet chihuahua in the movie
- As an amateur boxer, put together a knockout streak of 12 straight.
- Was great friends with Bullet (1996) co-star and rapper Tupac Shakur.
- Has admitted in interviews that he only did Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991) for the money.
- Kim Basinger once called him "The Human Ashtray"
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