Mickey Rooney was born Joe Yule Jr. on September 23, 1920 in Brooklyn.  He entered showbiz at the tender age of 2 and as of 2010 was still doing live shows.  He holds the distinction of the longest movie career in history.  Mickey made his first film during the silent era in 1926 and his latest role was a cameo in the 2011 musical The Muppets.  In between he has appeared in more than 300 movies. 

Reviews of Movies Starring Mickey Rooney

Movie	Release Date	Avg Stars
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The	02/10/1939
Babes in Arms	10/13/1939
Black Stallion, The	10/17/1979
Boys Town	09/09/1938
Breakfast at Tiffany's	10/05/1961
Broadway to Hollywood	09/15/1933
Comic, The	11/19/1969
Girl Crazy	11/26/1943
Human Comedy, The	03/02/1943
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, World	11/07/1963
Love Finds Andy Hardy	07/22/1938
Manhattan Melodrama	05/04/1934
Midsummer Night's Dream, A	10/30/1935
Muppets, The	11/23/2011
National Velvet	12/14/1944
Night at the Museum	12/20/2006
Strike Up the Band	09/27/1940
That's Entertainment!	06/21/1974
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry	11/25/1937
Thousands Cheer	09/13/1943