Mickey Rooney Net Worth, Bio, Wiki, Age, Height & Weight

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What’s Mickey Rooney's net worth? How wealthy is he? Below are all stats like net worth, salary, profession, and more!

Net Worth of Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney net worth: Mickey Rooney was an American actor and entertainer who had a net worth of $20 thousand at the time of his death in 2014. At the peak of his career in the late 1930s, Mickey was the biggest and highest-paid star in Hollywood, easily earning $150,000 per year. That’s the same as earning $2.5 million per year today. In 1949 he struck what was a then-unprecedented five-film deal with MGM that paid $25,00 per movie. That’s the same as earning around $275,000 per movie today. Unfortunately he struggled financially throughout his life thanks to bad investments, and eight marriages. He declared bankruptcy twice and at the time of his death, his total estate was valued at just under $20,000. At the time of his death he owed large medical bills and back taxes.

Mickey Rooney Quotes

How is it that Mickey Rooney has a net worth of $20 Thousand? These quotes by the actor may indicate the character traits that led to his financial situation:

All the muddy waters of my life cleared up when I gave myself to Christ.

Mickey Rooney

I came from a poor family. My father was from Glasgow, Scotland; my mother's brothers were brakemen on the railroad. We didn't have anything but mush for breakfast.

Mickey Rooney

I think without a doubt there will never be a voice like Judy Garland.

Mickey Rooney

I made all these great musicals with Judy Garland. It was all about me going into a barn and saying: 'Let's put on a show.' That's what me and Judy did.

Mickey Rooney

There are people who think they know everything about everything. What they don't know is that every moment is a learning moment.

Mickey Rooney