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|name = Michael Rooker |
|name = Michael Rooker |
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+ | |born = Michael Allen Rooker<br>[[April 6]], [[1955]] (age 65)<br>Jasper, [[Alabama]], [[United States]] |
|nationality = [[File:Flag of the United States.png|20px]] American |
|nationality = [[File:Flag of the United States.png|20px]] American |
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|occupation(s) = Actor |
|occupation(s) = Actor |
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|years active = [[1986]]-present |
|years active = [[1986]]-present |
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|spouse = Margot LaRose Rooker ([[1979]]-present) |
|spouse = Margot LaRose Rooker ([[1979]]-present) |
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| − | |children = 2}}'''Michael Rooker''' |
+ | |children = 2}}'''Michael Allen Rooker''' is an American actor, who is probably best known for his role as [[Wikipedia:Merle Dixon|Merle Dixon]] on the [[Wikipedia:AMC|AMC]] series ''[[Wikipedia:The Walking Dead|The Walking Dead]]''. |
| − | For [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]], Rooker is best known for his role as [[Yondu Udonta|Yondu]] in the [[2014]] superhero film ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'', a role which |
+ | For [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]], Rooker is best known for his role as [[Yondu Udonta|Yondu]] in the [[2014]] superhero film, ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'', a role which he reprised in the [[2017]] film ,''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2]]''. |
==Disney filmography== |
==Disney filmography== |
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==Disney Role== |
==Disney Role== |
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| − | Yondu.png|'''[[Yondu Udonta]]'''<br>''[[Guardians of the Galaxy]]'' |
+ | GOTG2 - Yondu Udonta.png|'''[[Yondu Udonta]]'''<br>(''[[Guardians of the Galaxy]]'' and<br>''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2]]'') |
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| + | ==Gallery== |
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| + | Michael_Rooker_SDCC_2013_Guardians.jpg|Michael Rooker attending the 2013 San Diego Comic Con. |
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| − | == Trivia == |
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| − | * He was considered to voice [[Rocket Raccoon]] in ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'' along with [[Adam Sandler]], [[David Tennant]], [[Sharlto Copley]], [[Jim Carrey]], and H. Jon Benjamin. But he was cast as [[Yondu Udonta|Yondu]] instead. |
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Revision as of 17:17, 8 April 2020
Michael Allen Rooker is an American actor, who is probably best known for his role as Merle Dixon on the AMC series The Walking Dead.
For Disney, Rooker is best known for his role as Yondu in the 2014 superhero film, Guardians of the Galaxy, a role which he reprised in the 2017 film ,Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
Disney filmography
- Tombstone (1993) - Sherman McMasters
- Undisputed (2002) - A.J. Mercker
- Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) - Yondu
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) - Yondu
Disney Role
Gallery
Michael Rooker attending the 2013 San Diego Comic Con.