Mickey Rourke is facing eviction from his Los Angeles rental home after falling nearly $60,000 behind on rent, prompting a GoFundMe campaign launched with the actor’s full approval, The Hollywood Reporter reported.
A Little Help From His Friends
The fundraiser, titled Help Mickey Rourke Stay in His Home, sought to raise $100,00 to cover overdue rent and immediate housing-related expenses. The campaign urges supporters to help the 73-year-old actor remain in his home. So far, at press time, the campaign has raised $79,000.
The GoFundMe is being run by Liya-Joelle Jones, a friend and member of Rourke’s management team. Jones confirmed that the actor personally authorized the campaign.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Rourke received a three-day notice to pay rent or vacate on Dec. 18. He signed the lease on the Beverly Grove property in March 2025 at $5,200 per month, which was later increased to $7,000. Court records show the alleged unpaid balance has reached approximately $59,100.
The home is a three-bedroom, two-bath Spanish bungalow built in 1926. Zillow describes the property as upgraded, and it is said to have once been home to famed crime novelist Raymond Chandler, who reportedly lived there in the 1940s.
Rourke rose to prominence in the 1980s as one of Hollywood’s most compelling leading men, starring in films such as “Diner,” “The Pope of Greenwich Village,” “9½ Weeks,” and “Angel Heart.” He stepped away from acting in the early 1990s to pursue professional boxing, a decision that resulted in serious injuries and reconstructive surgery.
After years working in lower-budget films, Rourke experienced a major career resurgence with Darren Aronofsky’s “The Wrestler” in 2008, earning a Golden Globe and an Academy Award nomination. Since then, he has continued to work steadily, mainly in ensemble and genre projects.
Recent reports have described the actor as living paycheck to paycheck as Celebrity Net Worth estimates his net worth to be around $50,000.
“He’s rich poor if that makes sense. He has outlets to make substantial amounts of money by doing films and reality shows, but he spends it so fast that he is at square one right around the time that he starts making money,” an unnamed source told the Daily Mail.
