An Oscar-nominated actor is reportedly facing some financial struggles.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Mickey Rourke is facing eviction from his Los Angeles home after failing to pay rent. The 73-year-old owes $59,100 for the three-bedroom, 2.5-bath house.
According to the Time, he received a three-day notice to pay rent or vacate the premises on Dec. 18 and has failed to comply.
A former boxer who is no stranger to hard times, Rourke’s acting career has included extreme highs and lows.
He earned acclaim for his role in the 1982 film “Diner” before establishing himself as a leading man in dramas such as “Rumble Fish” (1983), “The Pope of Greenwich”), “9½ Weeks” (1986) and “Angel Heart” (1987.
But a string of commercial and critical failures coupled with off-the-screen issues eventually derailed his promising career. He was blacklisted in a sense and has admitted that his anger and attitude helped destabilize his career and personal and professional relationships with two marriages ending in divorce.
He completed one of Hollywood’s greatest comebacks when he played aging wrestler Randy “The Ram” Robinson in the sports drama film “The Wrestler” (2008).
For the role, Rourke won the Golden Globe Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actor and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
A representative for Rourke did not immediately respond to the Times’ request for comment.