Mickey Rooney Jr., Original Mousketeer and Eldest Child of Mickey Rooney, Dies at 77
Mickey Rooney Jr., the eldest of nine children of Hollywood legend Mickey Rooney and one of the original “Mickey Mouse Club” Mouseketeers, died on Saturday. He was 77 years old.
Rooney Jr.’s death was announced on Facebook by Paul Petersen, founder of the child-actor advocacy group A Minor Consideration. No cause of death was given. Longterm partner Chrissy Brown told THR that Rooney Jr. died in his home in Glendale, Arizona.
Rooney Jr. was a pro musician, a gifted guitar and keyboard player who appeared in Willie Nelson’s 1980 musical romantic drama “Honeysuckle Rose” and Alan Rudolph’s 1984 film “Songwriter.”
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Rooney Jr. and his brother Tim were hired in 1955 as backup cast on ABC’s “The Mickey Mouse Club,” but they didn’t last long, getting canned over mischief (along with Peterson).
“Mickey Rooney Jr. peacefully passed away this morning in Arizona,...
Rooney Jr.’s death was announced on Facebook by Paul Petersen, founder of the child-actor advocacy group A Minor Consideration. No cause of death was given. Longterm partner Chrissy Brown told THR that Rooney Jr. died in his home in Glendale, Arizona.
Rooney Jr. was a pro musician, a gifted guitar and keyboard player who appeared in Willie Nelson’s 1980 musical romantic drama “Honeysuckle Rose” and Alan Rudolph’s 1984 film “Songwriter.”
Also Read:
William ‘Poogie’ Hart, Lead Singer of Delfonics, Dies at 77
Rooney Jr. and his brother Tim were hired in 1955 as backup cast on ABC’s “The Mickey Mouse Club,” but they didn’t last long, getting canned over mischief (along with Peterson).
“Mickey Rooney Jr. peacefully passed away this morning in Arizona,...
- 18.7.2022
- von Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
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