Mickey Rooney Jr. Mickey Rooney Jr. Mickey Rooney Jr. (born Joseph Yule III; July 3, 1945) is an American former actor, and the eldest son of the actor Mickey Rooney. He operates the Rooney Entertainment Group, a movie and TV production company. He is a born-again Christian, and he has an evangelical ministry in Hemet, California. He was born Joseph Yule III in Birmingham, Alabama to actor Mickey Rooney (1920-2014) and former Miss Birmingham and singer Betty Jane Rase (1927-2002). After appearing as a "Mouseketeer" in "the Mickey Mouse Club" in 1955 along with his brother Tim, he played his first film role
Joseph Lanier Jr. Joseph Lanier Jr. Joseph Lanier Jr. is an American heir and businessman. His great–grandfather, LaFayette Lanier, founded the Alabama and Georgia Manufacturing Company in 1866. By 1882, it became known as the West Point Manufacturing Company. It specialized in sails for clipper ships and cotton covers for the Conestoga wagons that crossed the prairies. In the 1980s, Joseph Lamar Lanier Jr. took over, focusing on brand-name product lines such as Lady Pepperell sheets and towels and Cabin Crafts carpets. In 1989, he reluctantly sold it to William F. Farley, Chairman of Farley, Inc., and received US$4 million in golden parachute.