BREAKING: Mickey Rooney Jr, son of screen legend, dies aged 77.
Mickey Rooney Jr has died at the age of 77, it has been confirmed.
A cause of death has not been revealed, but Rooney Jr’s longtime companion Chrissie Brown told The Hollywood Reporter that he died at his home in Glendale, Arizona.Rooney Jr’s friend and fellow Mouseketeer Paul Petersen, also paid tribute to the late star and wrote in a Facebook post: ‘Mickey Rooney, Jr peacefully passed away this morning in Arizona. For the past many years, he lived with and was in the care of Chrissie Brown and her family.
‘It is one of my greatest sorrows that he didn’t do the same for his son. Mickey Rooney Junior. Rest In Peace at last. We will see to your wishes.’ Alongside his brother Tim Rooney, Rooney Jr joined The Mickey Mouse Club in 1955 as a back-up cast member.
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