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Michael Rooney (Michael Joseph Kyle Rooney) was born on 2 April, 1962 in Santa Monica, California, U.S., is an American choreographer. Discover Michael Rooney's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 61 years old?
Popular As |
Michael Joseph Kyle Rooney |
Occupation |
Choreographer, dancer |
Age |
61 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Aries |
Born |
2 April, 1962 |
Birthday |
2 April |
Birthplace |
Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
Nationality |
United States
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He is a member of famous Choreographer with the age 61 years old group.
Michael Rooney Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
Family |
Parents |
Mickey Rooney |
Wife |
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Michael Rooney Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Michael Rooney worth at the age of 61 years old? Michael Rooney’s income source is mostly from being a successful Choreographer. He is from United States. We have estimated Michael Rooney's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Net Worth in 2023 |
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Timeline
Michael Joseph Kyle Rooney is an American dancer and choreographer.
He is the son of actor Mickey Rooney, and is best known for his work on music videos.
Michael Rooney was born on March 30, 1962, at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California.
He is the son of Mickey Rooney and the former Barbara Ann Thomason.
In December 1965, when Rooney was not yet four years old, his father filed for divorce after learning his wife was romantically interested in actor Milos Milosevic, but then the couple reconciled.
On January 29, 1966, Milosevic shot and killed Barbara Rooney, and then killed himself.
Rooney and his three full-siblings went to live with his maternal grandparents.
As a youth he had little contact with his famous father.
When he was a young teen his grandmother sat him and his siblings down and explained what happened to their mother.
His father later told Michael that his mother was "one of the most wonderful ladies he’d ever met."
Rooney started dancing after obtaining a part in his high school's production of West Side Story.
He began taking dancing lessons, and his father told him "I can open the door but you have to walk through."
His first professional dancing role was in the 1980s series Fame.
Other early dancing roles were in War and Remembrance, Annie, Grease 2, Private Eye and Staying Alive.
Also in the 1980s he traveled across the United States giving dance workshops.
Rooney became a choreographer who has won MTV Video Music Awards for best choreography for the videos to both Björk's It's Oh So Quiet.
and Fatboy Slim's Praise You.
Rooney has won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography in 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002 and 2008.
In 2011 he choreographed the puppeteers in The Muppets.
That was the only film that he and his father both worked on, for Mickey Rooney had a small cameo part in the musical.
He also worked on the television film Lovestruck: The Musical.
He was the co-producer and choreographer for VH1's Hit the Floor for the year 2013.
Rooney also choreographed the major dance sequence in the film 500 Days of Summer, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
Michael did the choreography for Miley Cyrus and her Younger Now 2017 MTV VMA performance.
His work has included choreographing Michael Jackson's You Rock My World, Kylie Minogue's Can't Get You Out of My Head and Fatboy Slim's Weapon of Choice.
Other music video work has included for Fiona Apple's "Paper Bag", My Chemical Romance's Helena and Bon Jovi's Say It Isn't So.
TV work has included for Dancing with the Stars, Any Day Now, Mad About You, Zeke and Luther, Saved by the Bell and the pilot episode of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, while film work has included 500 Days of Summer.
He has done choreography for advertisements, including Mother's Cookies, Diesel Jeans and Baileys.