Oscar-nominated actor and brooding 1980s heartthrob Mickey Rourke fell thousands of dollars behind on rent and asked fans for money on Sunday to help him “stay in his home” during this “extremely stressful time.” <\/p>\n
Rourke’s managers launched a GoFundMe drive on Sunday to help their client get cash to avoid being evicted from his home due to “health challenges, financial strain, and the quiet toll of being left behind.”<\/p>\n
“Today, Mickey is facing a very real and urgent situation: the threat of eviction from his home,” according to the online campaign organized by Liya-Joelle Jones, an assistant to Rourke’s manager Kimberly Hines. “This fundraiser is being created with Mickey\u2019s full permission to help cover immediate housing-related expenses and prevent that from happening.”<\/p>\n
Jones acknowledged the appeal could be jarring to fans who know Rourke’s long r\u00e9sum\u00e9, which includes<\/a> “9 1\/2 Weeks,” “Rumble Fish,” “The Pope of Greenwich Village,” “Iron Man 2” and “The Wrestler.” <\/p>\n His work on “The Wrestler” won him a BAFTA for best actor <\/a>and an Oscar nomination<\/a>.<\/p>\n “Mickey Rourke is an icon\u2014but his trajectory, as painful as it is, is also a deeply human one,” according to Jones. “It is the story of someone who gave everything to his work, took real risks, and paid real costs. Fame does not protect against hardship, and talent does not guarantee stability.”<\/p>\n The GoFundMe listing didn’t explain, in detail, how Rourke fell into this economic hardship. <\/p>\n