After his youthful career, Rooney won Golden Globes in 1964 and 1981 and an Emmy in 1981, and was nominated for four other Emmys, two Oscars, and a Tony. I saw Rooney and Ann Miller perform in Philadelphia in the era when they were on Broadway in "Sugar Babies," and they were awesome.

During Michael J. Fox's heyday I used to think that he was just about like Rooney, except that Rooney was also a musical performer. That still seems just about right.