Mickey Rooney Mad, Mad, Mad World" (1963), and "The Black Stallion" (1979). In the early 1980s, he returned to Broadway in "Sugar Babies" and again became a celebrated star. Rooney made hundreds of appearances on TV, including dramas, variety programs, and talk shows, and won an Emmy in 1982 plus a Golden Globe for his role in "Bill" (1981). At his death, "Vanity Fair" called him "the original Hollywood train wreck". He struggled with alcohol and pill addiction. Ava Gardner was his first wife, and he would go on to marry an additional seven times. Despite earning millions during his career, he
Ted Rooney Ted Rooney Ted Rooney is an American actor, known for his ongoing role as Morey Dell on "Gilmore Girls", neonatologist Dr. Tabash on "ER", and John McGarrigle on the HBO series "Boardwalk Empire". Rooney was born and raised in Portland. Oregon. He is the seventh of nine children. He graduated from Grant High School, where his father (Ed Rooney) was a teacher and basketball coach. Rooney completed his undergraduate degree in theater at Lewis and Clark College and received his MFA in acting at Temple University. After college, the 6'6" tall actor played semi-pro basketball in Germany. He lived for