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It was either therapy or die.

Mickey Rourke

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Mickey Rourke
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: September 16
Actor
Boxer
Character Actor
Film Actor
Film Producer
Model
Screenwriter
Television Actor
Schenectady
New York
Dies
Therapy
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