Mickey Rooney

Joseph Yule, Jr. (born September 23, 1920), better known as Mickey Rooney, is an American film actor. Born into a vaudeville family, Rooney began performing at the age of 17 months in 1922.

Marriages

He has been married eight times:

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• Ava Gardner (1942-1943)
• Betty Jane Rase (1944-1949), two children
• Martha Vickers(1949-1951), one child
• Elaine Devry (1952-1958)
• Carolyn Mitchell (born Barbara Ann Thomasen) (1958-1966), four children
• Marge Lane (1966-1967)
• Carolyn Hockert (1969-1974), two children
• January Chamberlin (1978-present)

Five sons:

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• Tim Rooney, actor
• Teddy Rooney, actor
• Mickey Rooney Jr., actor and musician
• Kyle Rooney
• Jimmy Rooney

Four daughters:

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• Kimmy Rooney
• Kelly Rooney
• Kerry Rooney
• Jonelle Rooney

Two Stepsons:

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• Chris Aber Rooney, actor
• Mark Aber Rooney, musician

In January 2005, Rooney made headlines again, starring in a commercial that was barred as "indecent" from its scheduled slot during Super Bowl XXXIX. The ad included a comic turn (literally) that saw Rooney's backside briefly exposed. The pulling of the ad is considered more fallout from Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" a year earlier.

Related Topics:
2005 - Super Bowl XXXIX - Janet Jackson - Wardrobe malfunction

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