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| Born | Joseph Yule, Jr. September 23, 1920 Brooklyn, New York |
| Years active | 1922 ─ present |
| Spouse(s) | Ava Gardner (1942 ─ 1943) Betty Jane Rase (1944 ─ 1948) Martha Vickers (1949 ─ 1952) Elaine Devry (1952 ─ 1958) Carolyn Mitchell (1958 ─ 1966) Marge Lane (1966 ─ 1967) Carolyn Hockett (1969 ─ 1974) Jan Chamberlin (1978 ─ present) |
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Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule, Jr. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Ava Lavinia Gardner ( December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an Academy Award -nominated American actress Martha Vickers (born Martha MacVicar May 28, 1925 - died November 2, 1971) was a film actress best known for the film The Elaine Devry is an American actress (born on January 10 1932 and is well known for her past marriage to actor Mickey Rooney. Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule Jr; September 23, 1920) is an American Film Actor and Entertainer whose Jan Rooney (born Janice Darlene Chamberlin 1939) is an American Actress and the current wife of actor Mickey Rooney. on September 23, 1920), is an Academy Award-, Golden Globe- and Emmy Award-winning American film actor and entertainer whose film, television and stage appearances span his lifetime. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works
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Rooney was born in Brooklyn, New York to a vaudeville family. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Vaudeville was a Genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s His father, Joseph Yule, was from Scotland, and his mother, Nellie W. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Carter, was from Kansas City, Missouri. Kansas City Missouri only Items for the metro area Kansas City Kansas or North Kansas City MO should go on their respective pages Both parents were in vaudeville, and appearing in a Brooklyn production of A Gaiety Girl when Joseph, Jr. A Gaiety Girl is an English musical comedy in two acts by a team of musical comedy neophytes Owen Hall (book on an outline by James T was born. He began performing at the age of fifteen months as part of his parents' routine, wearing a specially tailored tuxedo. [1]
The Yules separated in 1924 during a slump in vaudeville, and in 1925, Nell Yule moved with her son to Hollywood, where she managed a tourist home. Fontaine Fox had placed a newspaper ad for a dark haired child to play the role of "Mickey McGuire" in a series of short films, and, lacking the money to have her son's hair dyed, Mrs. Fontaine Talbot Fox Jr (1884-1964 was a famous Cartoonist and Illustrator born near Louisville Kentucky. Yule took her son to the audition after applying burnt cork to his scalp. [1] Joe got the role and became "Mickey" for 78 of the comedies, running from 1927 to 1936, starting with Mickey's Circus, released September 4, 1927. [2] These had been adapted from the Toonerville Trolley comic strip, which contained a character named Mickey McGuire. Toonerville Folks (sometimes known as Toonerville Trolley) was a popular Newspaper cartoon feature by Fontaine Fox, syndicated Joe Yule briefly legally became Mickey McGuire to trump an attempted copyright lawsuit (as it was his legal name, the movie producers did not owe the comic strip writers royalties).
Rooney later claimed that, during his Mickey McGuire days, he met cartoonist Walt Disney at the Warner Brothers studio, and that Disney was inspired to name Mickey Mouse after him,[3] although Disney always said that he had changed the name from "Mortimer Mouse" on the suggestion of his wife. Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter Mickey Mouse is a comic animal Cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company. Rooney also took credit for giving rising starlet Norma Jean Mortenson the stage name Marilyn Monroe, his co-star in the 1950 film 'The Fireball', although she had been so billed as early as 1947.
During an interruption in the series in 1932, Mrs. Yule made plans to take her son on a ten week vaudeville tour as McGuire, and Fox sued successfully to stop him from using the name. Mrs. Yule suggested the stage name of "Mickey Looney" for her comedian son, which he altered slightly to a less frivolous version. [1] Rooney did other films, including a few more of the McGuire films, in his adolescence, and signed with MGM in 1934. MGM cast Rooney as the teenage son of a judge in 1937's A Family Affair, setting Rooney on the way to another successful film series. A Family Affair ( 1937) is the first entry in the Andy Hardy film series though Mickey Rooney has a secondary role as the son of Judge Hardy
In 1937, Rooney was selected to portray Andy Hardy in A Family Affair (1937), which MGM had planned as a B-movie. Andy Hardy was a Fictional character played by Mickey Rooney in an extremely successful MGM film series from 1937 to 1958 A B movie is a motion picture made on a low or modest budget Originally the term was used for films intended for distribution as the less-publicized second half of a Double [1] Rooney provided comic relief as the son of Judge James K. Hardy, portrayed by Lionel Barrymore (although Lewis Stone would play the role of Judge Hardy in later films). Lionel Barrymore ( April 28, 1878 – November 15, 1954) was an American Academy Award -winning actor of stage radio Lewis Shepard Stone ( November 15, 1879 - September 12, 1953) was an American actor The film was an unexpected success, and led to thirteen more "Andy Hardy" films between 1937 and 1946, and then one final "Andy Hardy" film in 1958. Rooney received top-billing in a feature film as Shockey Carter in Hoosier Schoolboy (1937). The same year, he made his first film alongside Judy Garland with Thoroughbreds Don't Cry. Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10 1922 – June 22 1969 was an American actress and singer Thoroughbreds Don't Cry is a 1937 film directed by Alfred E Green. His breakthrough role as a dramatic actor came in 1938's Boys Town opposite Spencer Tracy as Whitey Marsh, which opened shortly before his 18th birthday. Boys Town ( 1938) is a biographical Drama film based on Father Edward J Spencer Tracy ( April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was a two-time Academy Award -winning Actor of stage and
Garland and Rooney became a successful song and dance team. Besides three of the Andy Hardy films, where she portrayed Betsy Booth, a younger girl with a crush on Andy, Garland appeared with Rooney in a string of successful musicals, including the Oscar nominated Babes in Arms (1939). Babes in Arms is a 1937 Musical theater production which tells the story of a boy who puts on a show to avoid being sent to a work farm
In 1944, Rooney entered military service for 21 months during World War II, during which time he was a radio personality on the American Forces Network. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including American Forces Network (or AFN) is the brand name used by the United States Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS for its entertainment After his return to civilian life, his career slumped. He appeared in a number of films, including Words and Music in 1948, which paired him for the last time with Garland on film (he appeared with her on one episode as a guest on her CBS variety series in 1963). CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. The Mickey Rooney Show, also known as Hey Mulligan, appeared on NBC television for 39 episodes during 1954 and 1955. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's In 1951, he directed a feature film for Columbia Pictures, My True Story starring Helen Walker. }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company Helen Walker (born July 17, 1920 - March 10, 1968) was a American movie Actress of the 1940s and 1950s Rooney also starred as a ragingly egomaniacal television comedian in the live 90-minute television drama The Comedian, written by Rod Serling and directed by John Frankenheimer, on Playhouse 90 the evening of Valentine's Day in 1957. The Comedian is a 1957 live television drama written by Rod Serling from a novella by Ernest Lehman, directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Rodman Edward "Rod" Serling ( December 25, 1924 &ndash June 28, 1975) was an American Screenwriter, best known John Michael Frankenheimer ( February 19, 1930 &ndash July 6, 2002) was an American Film director. Playhouse 90, a 90-minute dramatic television anthology series was telecast on CBS from 1956 to 1961 for a total of 133 episodes Valentine's Day or Saint Valentine's Day is a Holiday celebrated on February 14
In 1960, he directed and starred in The Private Lives of Adam and Eve, an ambitious comedy known for its multiple flashbacks and many cameos. In the 1960s, Rooney returned to theatrical entertainment. He still accepted film roles in undistinguished movies, but occasionally would appear in better works, such as Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) and The Black Stallion (1979). Requiem for a Heavyweight was originally a teleplay written by Rod Serling and produced for the Live television show Playhouse 90 Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Black Stallion is a 1979 film based on the 1941 classic children's novel The Black Stallion by Walter Farley. One of Rooney's more controversial roles came in the highly acclaimed 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's where he played a stereotyped buck-toothed lascivious Japanese neighbor of the main character, Holly Golightly. Breakfast at Tiffany's is a 1961 American film starring Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard, and featuring Patricia Neal, Producer Richard Shepherd apologized for this in the 45th anniversary DVD, though Director Blake Edwards and Rooney himself do not.
On December 31, 1961, he appeared on television's What's My Line and mentioned that he had already started enrolling students in the MRSE (Mickey Rooney School of Entertainment). Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. What's My Line? is a weekly panel Game show which was produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman for CBS His school venture never came to fruition, but for several years he was a spokesman/partner in Pennsylvania's Downingtown Inn, a country club and golf resort.
In 1966, while Rooney was working on a film in the Philippines, his wife Barbara Ann Thomason (aka Tara Thomas, Carolyn Mitchell), a former pin-up model and aspiring actress who had won 17 straight beauty contests in Southern California, was found dead in their bed. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Beside her was her lover, Milos Milos, an actor friend of Rooney's. Milos Milos ( Miloš Milošević) ( July 1, 1941 &ndash January 30, 1966) was a Hollywood Actor, a Stunt Detectives ruled it murder-suicide, which was accomplished with Rooney's own gun. Milos was also a bodyguard and was connected to Stevan Markovic, bodyguard of French star Alain Delon. A bodyguard (or "close protection officer" is a type of Security guard or government agent who protects a person—usually a famous wealthy or politically Stevan Markovic (born May 10 1937 Belgrade, Serbia &mdash died October 1 1968 Paris, France) was a Bodyguard of Moviestar Alain Delon (born 8 November 1935) is a César Award -winning French Actor. Markovic was also found dead in mysterious circumstances in Paris two years later. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
Grief-stricken and not in his right frame of mind, Rooney quickly married Barbara's friend, Marge Lane. The union lasted about one hundred days.
He was awarded an Academy Juvenile Award in 1938, and in 1983 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted him their Academy Honorary Award for his lifetime of achievement. This Academy Award, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is an honorary acting award The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS) is a professional honorary organization ostensibly dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of Motion The Academy Honorary Award, instituted in 1948 for the 21st Academy Awards (previously called the Special Award) is given by the discretion of the Laurence Olivier called Rooney "the single best film actor America ever produced", a sentiment echoed by actor James Mason. Laurence Kerr Olivier Baron James Neville Mason ( 15 May 1909 – 27 July 1984) was a three-time Academy Award -nominated British Actor who Judy Garland stated that Rooney was "the world's greatest talent. Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10 1922 – June 22 1969 was an American actress and singer " As a result of the Andy Hardy series, Rooney was the highest paid actor in Hollywood in the late 1930s.
Rooney made a successful transition to television and stage work. He won a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award for his role in 1981's Bill. Best Actor in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television For the main article see Golden Globe Award. This is a list of winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie. Bill is a 1981 CBS television biographical film starring Mickey Rooney and Dennis Quaid. Playing opposite Dennis Quaid, Rooney was a mentally challenged man attempting to live on his own after leaving an institution. Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954) is an American Actor. He reprised his role in 1983's Bill: On His Own, earning an Emmy nomination for the role. [2]
Rooney did the voices for three Christmas TV animated/stop action specials: Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970), The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974), and Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July—always playing Santa Claus. Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town is a 1970 Stop motion Television special, made by Rankin-Bass with models carved The Year Without a Santa Claus is a 1974 Rankin/Bass Stop motion animated Television Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July is a 1979 Rankin-Bass sequel filmed in Stop-motion animation in the style of Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, or simply " Santa " is the In 1970, he was approached by television producer Norman Lear to consider taking on the role of Archie Bunker in the upcoming CBS series, All in the Family. Norman Milton Lear (born July 27 1922 in New Haven Connecticut) is an American Television writer and producer who produced such popular CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. All in the Family is an American Situation comedy that was originally broadcast on the CBS television network from January 12 1971 to April Like Jackie Gleason before him, Mickey rejected the project as too controversial. Herbert Walton Gleason Jr, baptized John Herbert "Jackie" Gleason ( February 26, 1916 – June 24, 1987) was an The role ultimately went to Carroll O'Connor. John Carroll O'Connor ( August 2, 1924 &ndash June 21, 2001) was an American Actor, producer and director
Rooney continued to work on stage and television through the 1980s and 1990s, appearing in the acclaimed stage play Sugar Babies with Ann Miller beginning in 1979. Sugar Babies is a musical Comedy conceived by Ralph G Allen and Harry Rigby, with music by Jimmy McHugh lyrics by Dorothy Ann Miller (April 12 1923 – January 22 2004 was an American dancer singer and actress He starred in the long-running TV series The Adventures of the Black Stallion, reprising his role as Henry Daily from The Black Stallion film and toured Canada in a dinner theatre production of The Mind with the Naughty Man in the mid-1990s. Adventures of The Black Stallion is a Television series that was loosely based on the movies The Black Stallion (1979 and The Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Dinner theater (sometimes called dinner and a show) is a form of Entertainment that combines a Restaurant Meal with a staged play. He played The Wizard in a stage production of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with Eartha Kitt at Madison Square Garden. Eartha Mae Kitt (born on January 17 1927) is an American actress, Singer, and Cabaret star Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. Kitt was later replaced by Jo Anne Worley. Jo Anne Worley (born September 6 1937) is an American actress He also appeared in the documentary That's Entertainment! III. The film That's Dancing! is also known as That's Entertainment! III
Rooney voiced Mr. Cherrywood in The Care Bears Movie (1985), and starred as the Movie Mason in a Disney Channel Original Movie family film, 2000's Phantom of the Megaplex. The Care Bears Movie is a 1985 animated Feature film. It was the first film to feature the popular Care Bears toy characters and Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) For the Disney Channel in other countries see Disney Channel around the world. This is a list of television films produced for the Cable network Disney Channel. The Phantom of the Megaplex is a Disney Channel Original Movie, produced by the Disney Channel and originally aired in 2000 He had a guest spot on an episode of The Golden Girls as Sophia's boyfriend Rocko, who claimed to be a bank robber. The Golden Girls is an American sitcom that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, He played himself in the Simpsons episode "Radioactive Man" of 1995. " Radioactive Man " is the second episode of The Simpsons ' seventh season which originally aired September 24, In 1996-97, Mickey played Talbut on the TV series, Kleo The Misfit Unicorn produced by Gordon Stanfield Animation (GSA). Kleo The Misfit Unicorn is an animated television series for Children that now broadcast on Treehouse TV in Canada and Horse TV in the United States Gordon Stanfield Animation (GSA is an historic animation service company based in Vancouver British Columbia with over 20 years of development pre-production and production experience He co-starred in Night at the Museum in 2006 with Dick Van Dyke and Ben Stiller. Night at the Museum is a 2006 American Adventure Comedy film. Richard Wayne “Dick” Van Dyke (born December 13, 1925) is an American Actor, Presenter and Entertainer, with a Benjamin Edward "Ben" Stiller (born November 30 1965 is an Emmy Award -winning American Comedian, actor Film producer and director
Rooney appeared in television commercials for Garden State Life Insurance Company in 1999, alongside his wife Jan. Garden State Life Insurance Company is a small direct life insurance company located in League City Texas. In commercials shown in 2007, Rooney can be seen in the background washing imaginary dishes.
Rooney continues to work in film and tours with his wife, Jan Chamberlin in a multi-media live stage production called Let's Put On a Show! Chamberlin met Rooney through his son, Mickey Jr. Jan Rooney (born Janice Darlene Chamberlin 1939) is an American Actress and the current wife of actor Mickey Rooney. , whom she had been dating at the time. On 26 May 2007, he was Grand Marshal at the Garden Grove Strawberry Festival. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Rooney made his British pantomime debut, playing Baron Hardup in Cinderella, at the Sunderland Empire Theatre over the 2007 Christmas period. Pantomime (informally panto) (not to be confused with a Mime artist, referring to a theatrical performer of mime is a performance genre traditionally found Cinderella ( French: Cendrillon, Slovak: Popoluška, German: Aschenputtel, Spanish: Cenicienta The Sunderland Empire Theatre is located in High Street West in Sunderland, North East England. [4] He appeared on BBC Points West dressed in a pair of shorts and socks.
In 2008, Rooney will enter the Guinness Book of Records as the actor with longest career on both stage and screen [4]. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
He and his wife live in Westlake Village, California. Westlake Village is a community which straddles the Ventura and Los Angeles County line encompassing all of the area surrounding the lake at They are both outspoken advocates of animal rights. "Animal liberation" redirects here for other uses see Animal liberation (disambiguation.
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Mickey Rooney has made countless appearances in TV sitcoms and TV movies. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Show Business at War was a Short film (17 minutes made in 1943 to tout the United States Film industry 's contribution to the Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He has also lent his voice to many animation films. Only his most important work is listed in this section.
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| 1954-1955 | The Mickey Rooney Show |
| 1964-1965 | Mickey |
| 1982 | One of the Boys (canceled after 13 episodes) |
| 1990-1993 | The Adventures of the Black Stallion |
Mickey Rooney was dubbed the fifth greatest actor of all time by The Academy of Film Arts and Science, just above Henry Fonda and John Wayne. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Adventures of The Black Stallion is a Television series that was loosely based on the movies The Black Stallion (1979 and The
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| Ava Gardner | 1942-1943 | |
| Betty Jane Rase | 1944-1949 | Mickey Rooney, Jr. |
| Tim Rooney | ||
| Martha Vickers | 1949-1951 | Teddy Rooney |
| Elaine Devry | 1952-1958 | |
| Barbara Ann Thomason (Carolyn Mitchell) | 1958-1966 | Kyle Rooney |
| Kimmy Rooney | ||
| Kelly Rooney | ||
| Kerry Rooney | ||
| Marge Lane | 1966-1967 | |
| Carolyn Hockett | 1969-1974 | Jimmy Rooney |
| Jonelle Rooney | ||
| Jan Chamberlin | 1978-present |