Mickey Rooney - Biography

Last Editor: philt				Mickey Rooney Biography -   Name : Mickey Rooney Profession : Actor Birth Details : born Joseph Yule, Jr., September 23, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York Birth name : Joe Yule Jr. Height : 5' 3" (1.60 m) Nickname : The Mick The Mickster Personal quotes : "I'm in pretty good shape for the shape I'm in." - Mickey Rooney at 58 Would he marry all those women again? "Absolutely. I loved every Salary : How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965) $5,000 "Mickey" (1964) $5,000/episode The Secret Invasion (1964) $50,000 It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) Spouse : Jan Rooney (18 July 1978 - present) Carolyn Hockett (1969 - 1974) (divorced) 2 children Marge Lane (10 September 1966 - 1967) (divorced) Carolyn Mi Trade mark : Best known in his youth for playing Andy Hardy with Judy Garland as the female lead in cheerfully naive musicals that usually ended with the character

Mickey Rooney Trivia -

Mickey's son Teddy Rooney appeared with him in Andy Hardy Comes Home (1958), portraying - who else? - Andy Hardy Jr. Son of Scottish-born vaudevillain/actor Joe Yule. Loves golf and ponies. Was considered for the role of Archie Bunker on "All in the Family" (1971). Father of Tim Rooney and Mickey Rooney Jr., from his marriage to Betty Jane Rase. Father of Jimmy Rooney and Jonelle Rooney, from his marriage to Carolyn Hockett. Liza Minnelli wanted Rooney to do the eulogy at the funeral for her mother, Judy Garland in June of 1969, but decided against it because she felt that Rooney might not be able to get through it, given his and Garland's long and close friendship. Was co-owner for many years of the Mickey Rooney Tabas Hotel in Downingtown, Pa. In his autobiography, he made a passing reference to a brothel called "The T&M Studio," where the ladies were look-alikes for Hollywood starlets. There were rumors of such a brothel, but before Rooney's book no one would ever admit to ever having being there, or even verify its existence. He wrote that Groucho Marx had taken him there (only once), and Groucho appeared to be on a first-name basis with many of the ladies. Originally came to Hollywood to audition for "Our Gang" (aka "The Little Rascals"), but didn't get in. Stepfather of Christopher Aber and Mark Aber Rooney. According to one story, Mickey Mouse was named for Rooney. Walt Disney saw a young Rooney while he was working on the first drawings of what was to become Mickey Mouse. He asked the child actor what he thought of the drawings and also asked what his name was. Was nominated for Broadway's 1980 Tony Award as Best Actor (Musical) for "Sugar Babies." His third child, Teddy Rooney, was born weighing 7 lb. 3 oz. on April 13, 1950, to Martha Vickers. With movie appearances stretching from 1926 to 2005, totaling 79 years, his is the longest career in cinema history, surpassing that of Lillian Gish. Underwent double heart bypass surgery in 2000. Was number 7 on the World Poker Tour Invitational even though he had never played Texas Hold' em poker before. Is portrayed by Moosie Drier in Rainbow (1978) (TV) and by Dwayne Adams in Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001) (TV) Father of Kelly Ann Rooney, Kerry Yule Rooney, Michael Joseph Kyle Rooney and Kimmy Sue Rooney, from his marriage to Carolyn Mitchell At age nineteen became the first teenager to be Oscar-nominated in a leading role for _Babes in Arms (1930)_ Former roommate of Blake Edwards His first of eight marriages was to Ava Garner but has been married to current wife Jan Chamberlin Rooney longer than all of the other seven wives combined. Has two grandchildren (Shannon Rooney and Dominique Rooney) and two great-grandchildren (Kaitlyn Rooney and Hunter Rooney)

Mickey Rooney Detailed Biography -

Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule, Jr., September 23, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York), is an American film actor. Born into a vaudeville family, Rooney began performing at the age of 17 months in 1922. His father was from a Scottish background, whilst his mother came from the southern US. His adopted name means that he is often mistakenly referred to as an Irish - American. He is five feet tall. Entering the movie business in 1927, he literally made his name as the title character in the Mickey McGuire shorts. These were a series of over forty silent, two-reel comedies adapted from the Toonerville Trolley comic strip, in which he starred through 1936. For a time he billed himself as Mickey McGuire, but legally changed his name to Mickey Rooney in 1932. Also during this period he met Walt Disney, and later he would claim Disney had named Mickey Mouse after him. It is difficult to verify, and others have made similar claims, but Rooney takes credit for giving rising starlet Norma Jean Baker the stage name Marilyn Monroe. In 1934 he signed to MGM and was educated at the studio's School for Professional Children. Rooney's successful role as Andy Hardy in A Family Affair (1937) led to fourteen further films featuring that character from 1938 to 1958. His first role as the top-billed star in a feature film was as Shockey Carter in Hoosier Schoolboy (1937) with Edward Pawley playing his father. His breakthrough serious role came in 1938's Boys Town opposite Spencer Tracy as Whitey Marsh, which opened shortly before his 18th birthday. His fame peaked in World War II with a string of successful musicals with Judy Garland, including the Oscar nominated Babes in Arms (1939) as well as more serious roles in films such as The Human Comedy (1943) and National Velvet (1944). In 1944 Rooney entered military service for 21 months during World War II, during which time he was a radio personality on the American Forces Network; after his return his career slumped. He appeared in a number of indifferent films, including Words and Music in 1948 which paired him for the last time with Garland on film (he appeared with her on one episode as a guest on her CBS variety series in the early 60's), and one final Andy Hardy film in the late 1950s. The Mickey Rooney Show, also known as Hey Mulligan, appeared on NBC for 39 episodes during 1954 and 1955. In the 1960s Rooney returned to theatrical entertainment. He still accepted film roles in undistinguished movies, but occasionally he would appear in better works such as Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) and The Black Stallion (1979). On Dec 31, 1961, he appeared on televisions "What's My Line" and mentioned that he had already started enrolling students in the MRSE (Mickey Rooney School of Entertainment). He was awarded an Academy Juvenile Award in 1938, and in 1983 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted him their Academy Honorary Award for his lifetime of achievement. Lord Laurence Olivier called Rooney "the single best film actor America ever produced." Judy Garland stated that Rooney was "the world's greatest talent." Rooney did the voices for three Christmas TV animated/stop action specials: Santa Claus is Coming to Town (1970), The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974), and Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July—always playing Santa Claus. He continued to be busy in stage and television work through the 1980s and 1990s, appearing in the acclaimed stage play Sugar Babies with Ann Miller beginning in 1979, starring in a long-running TV series based on The Black Stallion, touring Canada in a dinner theatre production of The Mind with the Naughty Man in the mid-1990s, and playing The Wizard in a stage production of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with Eartha Kitt. He also appeared in the documentary That's Entertainment III. He also voiced Mr. Cherrywood in 1985's The Care Bears Movie, and starred as the Movie Mason in yet another family film, 2000's Phantom of the Megaplex (a Disney Channel Original Movie). As of 2006, Rooney continues to work in film, and tours with his wife, Jan Chamberlain, in a multi-media live stage production called "Let's Put On a Show!" Currently, he and his family live in the Conejo Valley in Southern California.