Mickey Rourke: Transformations

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By Elizabeth Snead, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

Seen here with his good pal, the late Tupac Shakur in 1994, Mickey Rourke had returned to acting after his brief pro boxing stint. He had been considered one of the most charismatic and promising actors of the ‘80s.

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Elizabeth Snead, The Dish Rag

Elizabeth Snead is the creator of the celebrity culture blog, The Dish Rag, and also pens the weekly "Red Carpet Rewind" celebrity fashion photo gallery.

She covered international fashion, entertainment and pop culture for USA Today for a decade and survived the film festival war zones from thermal undies Sundance to topless Cannes.

Her celebrity coverage has appeared in The Washington Post, TV Guide, Us Weekly, InStyle, Ladies Home Journal and Harper's Bazaar.

She's allergic to the limelight, designer shoes and persistent publicists. She also heeds Henry David Thoreau's advice: 'Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes.'