Originally Posted By: pizzaboy
Yeah, I think Rourke's lineage is half-Irish on his Father's side, and a United Kingdom mixture on his Mother's side. But back in the '80s he easily could have passed for half-Italian.

I say this as a man secure in his own heterosexuality, but Mickey Rourke was a pretty good looking guy back then. It's a shame what he did to himself with the plastic surgery. But that's Hollywood for you.


I've checked out Mickey's plastic surgery and you know what? I've seen worse. Yes he does look a tad like a science experiment, but there are far worse specimens out there walking around. When he puts on a hat, shapes the beard just right, and styles his hair casually, he comes off like a normal person, not like a freak. At least to me. You can see that it's still Mickey underneath all those plastic surgery scars.

"For us, rubbin'out a Mustache was just like makin' way for a new building, like we was in the construction business."