The Oscar-nominated actor and former professional boxer<\/a>, 73, whose birth name is Philip Andre Rourke Jr., received a three-day notice to pay rent or vacate the premises on December 18 and failed to comply, according to court documents filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday.<\/p>\n At the time the notice was issued, Rourke allegedly owed $59,100.<\/p>\n Rourke signed a lease for the three-bedroom, 2.5-bath house for $5,200 per month in March; it was subsequently increased to $7,000 per month, the court filings state.<\/p>\n The property\u2019s owner, Eric Goldie, is requesting compensation for attorney\u2019s fees and damages. <\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n Mickey Rourke allegedly owes his landlord $59,100 in unpaid rent (PA) open image in gallery<\/p>\n Rourke\u2019s Beverly Grove rental (Google Street View)<\/p>\n The Independent has contacted Rourke\u2019s representatives for comment.<\/p>\n Rourke emerged in the early 1980s as a brooding, magnetic screen presence, earning acclaim in films like Body Heat (1981) and Diner (1982) before breaking out as a leading man in Rumble Fish (1983) and The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984). <\/p>\n He became a bona fide star with 9\u00bd Weeks (1986) and Angel Heart (1987; however, clashes with directors, erratic behavior, and a detour into professional boxing \u2014 which left him physically altered \u2014 stalled his Hollywood ascent through the 1990s.<\/p>\n \u201cI lost everything. My house, my wife, my credibility, my career,\u201d he told The Times<\/a> in an interview in 2008. \u201cI just all had all this anger from my childhood, which was really shame, not anger, and used it as armor and machismo to cover up my wounds. Unfortunately, the way I acted really frightened people, although it was really just me who was scared. But I was like this person who was short-circuited and I didn\u2019t know how to fix myself.\u201d<\/p>\n He made his comeback in 2008, portraying an aging, washed-up wrestler named Randy \u201cThe Ram\u201d Robinson in Darren Aronofsky\u2019s The Wrestler, which earned him a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination for lead actor.<\/p>\n However, the role failed to spark a significant career comeback and, earlier this year, the New York-born actor appeared on Celebrity Big Brother UK, where he revealed he had to borrow $500,000 from the bank amid the Covid-19 pandemic and the actors\u2019 strike.<\/p>\n Controversy surrounding the star began immediately after he \u201cogled\u201d CBB presenter<\/a>AJ Odudu<\/a>, and he faced calls to be dropped after making homophobic comments <\/a>to Dance Moms star Jojo Siwa.<\/p>\n The actor\u2019s six-day run in the house came to an abrupt end<\/a> after \u201cthreatening and aggressive\u201d behaviour towards Love Island star Chris Hughes<\/a> and the use of \u201cinappropriate sexual language\u201d towards Towie star Ella Mae Wise.<\/p>\n![\"Mickey](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/918f2afb5070a1d9bf5f83acf9f5a1d5Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzQ0NjY2NDUy-2.6911532.jpg\")
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