Mickey Rooney Jr. (born Ninnian Joseph Yule III; July 3, 1945 – July 16, 2022) was an American actor. He was the eldest son of the actor

Mickey Rooney Mickey Rooney (born Ninnian Joseph Yule Jr.; other pseudonym Mickey Maguire; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American actor. In a career spanning nearly nine decades, he appeared in more than 300 films and was among the last survivi ...

, and operated the Rooney Entertainment Group, a film and television production company. He was a

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who had an evangelical ministry in

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Early life and career

Rooney was born on July 3, 1945, in

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, to actor

(1920–2014) and a past Miss Birmingham and singer Betty Jane Rase (1927–2002). After appearing as a " Mouseketeer" in ''

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'' in 1955 along with his brother Tim, he played his first film role in 1967 in '' Hot Rods to Hell''. He later appeared in the television film ''Beyond the Bermuda Triangle'' in 1975 and in the film '' Honeysuckle Rose'' in 1980.

Personal life and death

Rooney once was married to ''

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'' Playmate of the Month, Merci Montello. Rooney married Rowena Ramsey on August 27, 1976. Rooney met Laura Hollander in 1986 and they married on December 30, 1986. They were married until her death in 2006. He lived with his last wife Christi L. Brown and family in Hemet, California for 14 years and then they moved to Glendale, Arizona. Rooney died at his home in

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, on July 16, 2022, at age 77 and his death happened 13 days after his 77th birthday.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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