Mickey Rourke, the 73-year-old actor, is facing eviction from his Los Angeles rental home and has launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise $59,100 to pay off his owed rent. The crowdfunding drive, titled "Support Mickey to Prevent Eviction," was launched early Sunday morning with Rourke's full permission and urges fans to help him stay in his home.
The GoFundMe description reads, "Mickey Rourke is currently facing a very difficult and urgent situation: he is at risk of being evicted from his home. Life doesn't always move in a straight line, and despite everything Mickey has given through his work and his life, he is now dealing with a challenging financial moment that has put his housing at risk."
The fundraiser aims to cover "immediate housing-related expenses and prevent eviction," with the goal of giving Rourke some stability and peace of mind during this stressful time so he can stay in his home and have the space to get back on his feet. The description continues, "Any donation, no matter the size, will make a real difference."
Liya-Joelle Jones, a friend and member of Rourke's management team, is running the GoFundMe campaign. She tells The Hollywood Reporter, "Mickey is going through a very difficult time right now, and it's been incredibly touching to see how many people care about him and want to help."
Rourke received a three-day eviction notice on Dec. 18, according to the Los Angeles Times. He signed the lease in March 2025 for $5,200 per month, which was later raised to $7,000 per month. The three-bedroom, two-bathroom home is a "nicely upgraded Spanish bungalow" built in 1926 and was once home to author Raymond Chandler in the 1940s.
Rourke rose to superstardom in the 1980s as one of Hollywood's most magnetic young movie actors, breaking through in landmark films like Diner, The Pope of Greenwich Village, 9 1/2 Weeks, and Angel Heart. With a rough-edged charisma, he seemed poised for enduring stardom but repeatedly held it at arm's length.
Disillusioned with studio filmmaking, Rourke walked out on projects and publicly criticized the industry. By the early 1990s, he had mostly abandoned acting to pursue professional boxing, a decision that left him with serious facial injuries that later required extensive reconstructive surgery.
His film career drifted into low-budget and straight-to-video fare, but Rourke never fully disappeared. Directors like Robert Rodriguez (2005's Sin City) and Tony Scott (2005's Domino) offered him juicy supporting roles, reintroducing him to mainstream audiences. His comeback peaked in 2008 with Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler, where he played a washed-up professional wrestler clinging to dignity. The performance earned him a Golden Globe and an Academy Award nomination, reframing his turbulent life as a kind of method biography.
Since then, Rourke has worked steadily, often in genre films with ensemble casts. Let's hope this fundraiser succeeds in helping him stay in his beloved home during this difficult time.
