Mickey Rourke
publication date: Tuesday, April 23, 2024 (part of April 2024)
category: Movies
clue: Plenty of guys have picked fights while hanging around in bars and diners, but this one went undefeated as a professional (albeit losing an Oscar for fighting in a different kind of ring).
explanation: Rourke starred in Barfly and Diner, and was nominated for an Oscar for The Wrestler. He went undefeated across eight fights in a brief professional boxing career in the early 1990s. more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm and Steve West
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