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Mickey Rourke

1952-09-16 (72 years old) in Schenectady, New York, USA

Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke Jr. (born September 16, 1952) is an American actor and former boxer who has appeared primarily as a leading man in drama, action, and thriller films. During the star of the 1980s, Rourke played supporting roles in films like Body Heat (1981) and Diner (1982), before portraying leading roles in films like The Motorcycle Boy in Rumble Fish (1983), Charlie Moran in The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), Captain Stanley White in Year of the Dragon and John Gray in 9½ Weeks (1986). He received critical praise for his work in the Charles Bukowski biopic Barfly and the horror mystery Angel Heart (both 1987). In 1991, following a string of critical and commercial failures, Rourke—who trained as a boxer in his early years—left acting and became a professional boxer for a time. After retiring from boxing in 1994, Rourke returned to acting and had supporting roles in several films such as The Rainmaker (1997), Buffalo '66 (1998), Animal Factory, Get Carter (both 2000), The Pledge (2001), Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), Man on Fire (2004) and Domino (2005). In 2005, Rourke made a comeback in mainstream Hollywood circles with a lead role in the neo-noir action thriller Sin City, for which he won awards from the Chicago Film Critics Association, the Irish Film and Television Awards, and the Online Film Critics Society. This comeback cumulated in his portraying aging wrestler Randy 'The Ram' Robinson in the sports drama film The Wrestler (2008). For the role, Rourke won the Golden Globe Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actor, and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. After this, Rourke appeared in several commercially successful films; Iron Man 2, The Expendables (both 2010) and Immortals (2011), before primarily going on to work in independent and direct-to-video productions.

Movies

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Murder Motel
0 %|Sep 22, 2023
Crime, Thriller, Romance
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Section 8
63 %|Sep 23, 2022
Action, Thriller
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Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
63.87 %|Aug 20, 2014
Crime, Action, Thriller
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Dead in Tombstone
50 %|Oct 1, 2013
Western, Action, Fantasy, Horror, Drama
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The Courier
50 %|Mar 29, 2012
Action, Crime
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I Am Bruce Lee
77 %|Feb 9, 2012
Documentary
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Immortals
60.22 %|Nov 10, 2011
Fantasy, Action, Drama
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Passion Play
48 %|Jan 10, 2011
Drama, Romance, Fantasy
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The Expendables
62.480000000000004 %|Aug 3, 2010
Thriller, Adventure, Action
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Iron Man 2
68.44 %|Apr 28, 2010
Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
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13
58.35 %|Mar 12, 2010
Drama, Thriller
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Killshot
57.66 %|Nov 13, 2008
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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The Informers
48 %|Nov 5, 2008
Drama, Crime, Thriller
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The Wrestler
75.3 %|Sep 7, 2008
Drama, Romance
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Stormbreaker
52.18 %|Jul 21, 2006
Adventure, Action, Family
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Domino
59.230000000000004 %|Oct 14, 2005
Action, Crime
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Sin City
74.59 %|Apr 1, 2005
Thriller, Action, Crime
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Man on Fire
75 %|Apr 23, 2004
Action, Drama, Thriller
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Once Upon a Time in Mexico
62.97 %|Sep 11, 2003
Action, Drama, Mystery
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Masked and Anonymous
52 %|Jul 25, 2003
Drama, Music
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Spun
65.45 %|Feb 7, 2003
Comedy, Crime, Drama
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Picture Claire
55.16 %|Sep 10, 2001
Thriller
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The Follow
68 %|May 24, 2001
Action, Mystery
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The Pledge
65.51 %|Jan 19, 2001
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Animal Factory
63.87 %|Oct 13, 2000
Crime, Drama
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Get Carter
51.71 %|Oct 6, 2000
Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime
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Shades
58 %|Oct 19, 1999
Drama
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Out in Fifty
35 %|Jun 22, 1999
Drama, Thriller
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Thursday
69.62 %|Sep 25, 1998
Thriller
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Point Blank
44.83 %|May 12, 1998
Action, Drama, Crime
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Buffalo '66
71.22 %|Jan 20, 1998
Drama, Romance, Comedy
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The Rainmaker
70.3 %|Nov 18, 1997
Drama, Crime, Thriller
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Exit in Red
36 %|Aug 12, 1997
Drama, Crime
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Another 9 1/2 Weeks
46.72 %|Jun 12, 1997
Drama, Romance
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Double Team
51.3 %|Apr 4, 1997
Action, Science Fiction
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Bullet
61.550000000000004 %|Mar 1, 1996
Action, Drama, Thriller
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Fall Time
49.17 %|May 13, 1995
Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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F.T.W.
47 %|Jun 17, 1994
Drama, Crime, Romance
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The Last Outlaw
53 %|Oct 30, 1993
TV Movie, Action, Western
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White Sands
58.879999999999995 %|Apr 24, 1992
Crime, Thriller, Action, Adventure
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Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
62.94 %|Aug 23, 1991
Action, Thriller
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Desperate Hours
54.900000000000006 %|Oct 5, 1990
Thriller, Crime
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Wild Orchid
53 %|Dec 22, 1989
Drama, Romance
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Johnny Handsome
63.010000000000005 %|Sep 12, 1989
Crime, Drama
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Francesco
65 %|Mar 22, 1989
Drama, History
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Homeboy
50 %|Aug 24, 1988
Drama
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A Prayer for the Dying
57.93 %|Sep 11, 1987
Crime, Drama, Action, Thriller
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Barfly
68 %|Sep 2, 1987
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Angel Heart
71.32 %|Mar 6, 1987
Horror, Mystery
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Nine 1/2 Weeks
61 %|Feb 9, 1986
Romance, Drama
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Year of the Dragon
68.55000000000001 %|Aug 16, 1985
Action, Crime, Thriller
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The Pope of Greenwich Village
63.010000000000005 %|Jun 22, 1984
Action, Comedy, Crime
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Rumble Fish
69.72 %|Oct 9, 1983
Crime, Drama, Romance
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Eureka
52.36 %|May 1, 1983
Drama
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Diner
68.36 %|Apr 2, 1982
Comedy, Drama
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Body Heat
70 %|Aug 28, 1981
Crime, Romance
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Heaven's Gate
68 %|Nov 19, 1980
Drama, Western, Romance
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Fade to Black
56 %|Oct 14, 1980
Drama, Horror, Thriller, Comedy
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Hollywood Heist
0 %|Invalid Date
Crime
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Like Tears in Rain
80 %|Sep 22, 2024
Documentary
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Faye
67 %|May 15, 2024
Documentary, TV Movie
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Not Another Church Movie
36 %|May 10, 2024
Comedy
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Murder at Hollow Creek
20 %|May 1, 2024
Action, Comedy, Thriller
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Chuck Zito: An American Story
0 %|May 1, 2024
Documentary
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Mad Props
65 %|Feb 26, 2024
Documentary
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Jade
56 %|Feb 16, 2024
Action, Thriller
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21 Rubies
100 %|Nov 3, 2023
Drama
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The Palace
53.59 %|Sep 28, 2023
Comedy, Drama
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Sly
72.53 %|Sep 16, 2023
Documentary
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Hunt Club
45 %|Apr 6, 2023
Action, Thriller, Horror
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WarHunt
50 %|Jan 21, 2022
Action, Horror, Thriller, War, Fantasy
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The Commando
58 %|Jan 7, 2022
Action, Crime, Thriller
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Man of God
69 %|Aug 26, 2021
History, Drama
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Take Back
60 %|Jun 18, 2021
Action, Thriller, Crime
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Adverse
48 %|Feb 12, 2021
Crime, Thriller
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Bisping
58 %|Feb 6, 2021
Documentary
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Girl
61 %|Dec 11, 2020
Thriller
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Belmondo l'influenceur
84 %|Nov 10, 2020
Documentary
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The Legion
60 %|May 8, 2020
Adventure, History, Action
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Berlin, I Love You
49 %|Dec 4, 2019
Drama
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Night Walk
46 %|Oct 5, 2019
Action, Crime, Drama
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Tiger
63 %|Nov 30, 2018
Drama, Action
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Bob Lazar: Area 51 and Flying Saucers
63 %|Nov 1, 2018
Documentary
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Nightmare Cinema
58.78999999999999 %|Jun 21, 2018
Horror
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Weaponized
37 %|Mar 1, 2016
Thriller, Action, Science Fiction
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Blunt Force Trauma
50 %|Oct 5, 2015
Action, Drama
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War Pigs
49 %|Aug 3, 2015
War, Action
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Ashby
61.89 %|Apr 19, 2015
Drama, Romance, Comedy
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A Hitman in London
44 %|Mar 12, 2015
Action, Crime
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Hollywood Banker
68 %|Oct 2, 2014
Documentary
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Generation Iron
67 %|Sep 20, 2013
Documentary
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Java Heat
53.46 %|Mar 6, 2013
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Black November
54.5 %|Dec 7, 2012
Drama, Action, Crime
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Sunset Strip
73 %|Mar 16, 2012
Documentary
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Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
75 %|Feb 4, 2012
Drama, Romance
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Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
78.46000000000001 %|Nov 14, 2010
Documentary, TV Movie
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One Night in Vegas
62 %|Sep 7, 2010
Documentary
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42nd Street: River to River
25 %|Nov 15, 2009
Documentary
actor
Within the Ring
0 %|Apr 21, 2009
Documentary
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WWE WrestleMania XXV
79 %|Apr 5, 2009
Action, Drama
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La Traversée du désir
57 %|Mar 16, 2009
Documentary
actor
Hyung
0 %|Oct 11, 2008
Action
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They Crawl
42.67 %|Feb 2, 2001
Horror, Science Fiction
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Shergar
63 %|Jun 1, 1999
Romance, Drama, Crime
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Thicker Than Blood
65 %|May 31, 1998
Drama, TV Movie
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Meet Mickey Rourke
0 %|Jan 1, 1994
Documentary
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Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case
68 %|Oct 30, 1980
Drama, TV Movie
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Act of Love
50 %|Sep 24, 1980
Drama, TV Movie
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City in Fear
62 %|Mar 30, 1980
Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
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Love in the Hamptons
0 %|Oct 8, 1976
actor
Bring the Law
0 %|Invalid Date
Action, Thriller
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The Wheels of Heaven
0 %|Invalid Date
Thriller
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1941
57.96 %|Dec 14, 1979
Comedy, War
actor
Merchandise
0 %|Invalid Date
Action, Thriller
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The Mob Priest
0 %|Invalid Date
Action
actor
She's Still Here
0 %|Invalid Date
Horror, Thriller
actor
The Roaring Game
0 %|Invalid Date
Comedy

Series

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Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
66 %|Dec 21, 2022
Documentary, Soap, Family
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Losers
72 %|Mar 1, 2019
Documentary
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The Masked Singer
78 %|Jan 2, 2019
Reality
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The Masked Singer
78 %|Jan 2, 2019
Reality
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The Masked Singer
78 %|Jan 2, 2019
Reality
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
55 %|Feb 25, 2014
Talk, Comedy
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
58.35 %|Feb 17, 2014
Comedy, Talk
actor
David Haye versus
0 %|Jun 28, 2011
Reality
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The Day Before
80 %|Sep 1, 2010
Documentary
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Alan Carr: Chatty Man
49 %|Jun 14, 2009
Talk, Comedy
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Projectorparishilton
65 %|May 17, 2008
News, Comedy
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The Graham Norton Show
72 %|Feb 22, 2007
Comedy, Talk
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show
57.66 %|Sep 8, 2003
Comedy, Talk
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
55 %|Jan 26, 2003
Talk, Comedy
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
55 %|Jan 26, 2003
Talk, Comedy
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V Graham Norton
50 %|May 6, 2002
Comedy, Talk
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Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
59 %|Nov 2, 2001
Comedy, Talk
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The Hire
76 %|Apr 26, 2001
Action & Adventure, Crime
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WWE Raw
67 %|Jan 11, 1993
Reality
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GMTV
58 %|Jan 1, 1993
News
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
54 %|May 25, 1992
Talk, Comedy
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Wetten, dass..?
55 %|Feb 14, 1981
Drama, Reality, Comedy, Talk
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Spécial cinéma
0 %|Sep 25, 1974
Talk