Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney was an American actor. In a career spanning nine decades, he appeared in more than 300 films and was among the last surviving stars of the silent-film era. He was the top box-office attraction from 1939 to 1941, and one of the best-paid actors of that era. At the peak of his career between ages 15 and 25, he made 43 films, and was one of the most consistently successful actors. He won a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award in 1982 and was awarded the Academy Honorary Award in 1982.

At only 19, Rooney became the second youngest Best Actor in a Leading Role nominee and the first teenager to be nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in the coming-of-age musical Babes in Arms;  Rooney received his second Academy Award nomination in the same category for his performance in The Human Comedy.

Rooney also appeared in The Bold and the Brave (1956), Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962), It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Pete's Dragon (1977), and The Black Stallion (1979). For his roles in The Bold and the Brave and The Black Stallion, Rooney received Academy Award nominations for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1957 and 1980 respectively. In the early 1980s, he returned to Broadway in Sugar Babies, a role that earned him nominations for Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical. He made hundreds of appearances on TV, including dramas, variety programs, and talk shows.