Michael Rooker is a Hollywood actor known for his roles in both feature films and television series. He has been removed for thirty years and has a lot of serious work in his luggage. How did he succeed and what kind of actor’s films should you see first?
Childhood
April 6, 1955 in the city of Jasper, located in the US state of Alabama, there was a replenishment in the Ruker family. Michael, the future famous actor, was born in a family not related to cinema. A few years after his birth, his parents divorced, and the boy went with his mother to Chicago. Even in the first school years, interest in performing on stage woke up in him, and he began to take part in student performances. After graduation, he entered Goodman's acting school. Having successfully completed it, Michael Rooker began a career in the theater.
Appearance on the movie screen
Theatrical career was quite successful. But Michael Rooker did not want to dwell only on her and decided to star in a movie. He got the first role at the age of thirty-one, when he played a cameo role in the series called “Equalizer,” which appeared on the screen from 1985 to 1989. After that, Michael Rooker received an offer to participate in the television film "Crime Story", which was shot by Abel Ferrara. The role was small, but it was still an important step towards future fame. The following work was triumphant in the film directed by John McNaughton, which was called "Henry: A Portrait of a Serial Killer." She was released in 1986 and brought the actor real popularity. That was the start of his film career.
New roles
Having successfully embodied on screen the serial killer Henry, whose story was based on real events, Michael Rooker, whose filmography was modest at that time, received a warm welcome from critics and his first award - a prize from the International Fantastic Film Festival called Fantasporto. Impressive fame brought the actor new proposals, however, this did not always turn out to be the main roles. Michael Rooker got a small role in the director Paul Schroeder’s Daylight film, released in 1987. Then, in the same season, Jerry London's action movie titled 'Police Officer' appeared on the screens. The next work of the actor was a thriller with Stephen Seagal - the tape "Above the Law" was released in 1988. Michael Rooker, whose growth can be rather called medium than high - only 175 centimeters, received an unexpected role - the athlete of the baseball team in the movie "Eight Out of the Game", directed by John Sayles.
Oscar-winning ribbons
After a certain number of episodic and secondary roles in the actor’s career, the time has come for a new breakthrough. For the role of one of the main characters, Frank Bailey, Rooker was chosen as director Alan Parker . Michael starred in his movie "Mississippi on Fire", which was released in 1988 and received the highest award - a figurine from film academics. In 1989, the actor shared the set with world-famous Al Pacino and John Goodman, with whom he starred in Becker's drama Sea of Love. No less successful work was the role in the film directed by Tony Scott's “Days of Thunder”. The premiere of 1990 was dedicated to car racing. Together with Rooker, Tom Cruise took part in the filming. This tape blew up the box office, collecting more than one hundred and fifty-seven million dollars in the world. The world of high-budget Hollywood films opened up for the actor, and the Days of Thunder went to the Oscars.
Stable work
After another tape sent to the Academy Award, Michael Rooker starred exclusively in successful projects. So, he took part in the filming of the detective John F. Kennedy: Shots in Dallas, filmed in 1991 by director Oliver Stone. In the first film of the franchise "Fast and the Furious", which saw the light in 1992, he also played a prominent role. The next work was the thriller "Climber", which became the premiere of 1993. In addition, Michael continued to participate in television series. “Military Legal Service”, “Ideal Crimes” and “Beyond the Possible” supplemented his filmography in the early nineties. In 1995, director Kevin Smith offered the actor a role in the movie "Party People from the Supermarket." In 1997, the Lie Detector tape was released. Michael Rooker, whose photographs were posted on the posters for this film, played a major role there. The tape received many prestigious awards and performed well at the box office. The next work was the role of a policeman named Stan Zidkov in the film "Assassins to Replace."
Last years
In 2004, Michael Rooker, who at that time was already forty-nine years old, got a role in the action movie directed by Ken Barbet under the name “Liquidator”. The plot of the film was dedicated to survival games. The actor has formed a certain role in which he periodically appears on screens, often in supporting roles, but always successful and beloved by the audience. In recent years, he could be seen in the sci-fi movie "Slug", released in 2006. The main role of 2009 was the tape "Repentance" from Jake Kennedy. The series The Walking Dead, which began in 2010 and attracts more and more new viewers every season, enjoys stunning success. In the same year, the comedy Super, the drama Louis, the thriller Road Killer, and the horror film Camera 213 appeared on the screen. Michael is constantly receiving new offers and does not plan to leave his job in Hollywood, despite the fact that he recently celebrated his sixtieth birthday. On the contrary, new horizons are ahead. For example, the role in the film "Guardians of the Galaxy", where the actor had to work in an unusual blue make-up, was a real discovery.