Mickey Rooney Mickey Rooney Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule Jr.; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American actor, vaudevillian, comedian, producer and radio personality. In a career spanning nine decades and continuing until shortly before his death, he appeared in more than 300 films and was one of the last surviving stars of the silent film era. At the height of a career that was marked by precipitous declines and raging comebacks, Rooney performed the role of Andy Hardy in a series of 15 films in the 1930s and 1940s that epitomized American family values. A versatile performer, he
Joseph Cari Jr. into a plea agreement for violation of 18 U.S.C § 1951. The Court, with the agreement of the government, commuted Cari's case on April 24, 2013. Joseph Cari Jr. Joseph A. Cari Jr. (born October 8, 1952) is a private equity investor, public policy expert, and philanthropist currently residing in New York, New York and Castellina in Chianti, Italy. Cari previously served as chairman of the board of trustees of the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars (appointed by US President William Clinton). In that capacity, he was recognized for recruiting the Honorable Lee Hamilton as president of the center,