The honorary Oscar is the motion picture industry's highest acknowledgement of film legends. It is given only occasionally, and the select recipients include such names as Charles Chaplin, Gary Cooper, Cary Grant, Henry Fonda, Joan Crawford, Laurence Olivier and Deborah Kerr. In 1983, it was presented to MICKEY ROONEY. 2007 marks Mickey's 85th Anniversary in show business.

Mickey was born Joe Yule, Jr., on September 23, 1920 in Brooklyn, son of well-known performers Joe Yule and Nell Carter. The consummate performer, he made his first stage appearance at the age of two when he crawled out on stage during his parents' vaudeville act. All of Mickey's eighty plus years have been busy. At four, he made his motion picture debut, as a midget in "Not To Be Trusted'. A year later, he became Mickey "Himself" McGuire for seventy-eight short film comedies based on Fontaine Fox's tough little cartoon character. He outgrew the role at twelve and went on the road taking the name of Mickey Rooney.

In the 1930s, he signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for whom he made the famous "Andy Hardy" series. Box office receipts for 1938-1940 made him the number one star in the world. In 1939, he received a special Academy Award® for the film "Boys Town" with Spencer Tracy and for his work in the Andy Hardy series. This was also the year he made his first major musical with Judy Garland, "Babes in Arms", which earned him an Academy Award® nomination as best actor. It was the first time a juvenile had competed with adult stars for the honor. The next time he was so honored was in 1943 for his work in "The Human Comedy". In 1944, he made "National Velvet" with Elizabeth Taylor, before joining the army in World War II. As a regular GI he entertained frontline troops with the "Jeep Shows". The "Jeep Shows" consisted of three men in a jeep who delivered much needed entertainment to the troops in foxholes at the front. For his services in the war, he was awarded the Bronze Star with clusters.

After the war, Rooney set about rebuilding his career. He would make several classic films including "Killer McCoy", "The Fireball", "Baby Face Nelson" and "Breakfast at Tiffany's". His list of credits for the past eight decades is impressive, containing more than three hundred fifty films, including "The Black Stallion" for which he received an Academy Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

Continuing to be a forceful presence in the motion picture industry, in 2006 Mickey co-starred with Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson and his old friend Dick Van Dyke, in 20th Century Fox's major Christmas release "Night At The Museum". He also continues his work promoting and developing new generations of film makers by producing and starring, with Jan, in small films such as "The Yesterday Pool", "To Kill A Mockumentary" and "A Christmas Too Many". In 2008/9 Mickey has been working on many productions yet to be released.

With the advent of Television, Mickey dove into and conquered the new medium. During its "Golden Age" he appeared in many classic dramas, such as "The Comedian", with famed director John Frankenheimer, (for which he received an Emmy nomination) and the classic "Twilight Zone" episode "The Last Night of a Jockey". In 1982, he portrayed Bill Sackter in the television film "Bill" and MICKEY ROONEY received an Emmy, The Golden Globe, and the Peabody Award for his performance. He repeated the role two years later in "Bill On His Own". He has starred in numerous television series including "Hey Mulligan", "Mickey" for which he won the Golden Globe in 1964 as Best Actor in a Television Series, "A Year At The Top" with Sammy Davis, Jr., "One Of The Boys" with Nathan Lane and Dana Carvey and "The Adventures of the Black Stallion".

In 1979, Mickey achieved a new triumph, which took him to the cover of "Life" magazine, the starring role in the theatrical production of "Sugar Babies" for which he received a Tony® nomination. The show ran successfully on Broadway for three years and had a record-breaking eight-year run on the road. In 1988, he wowed London's West End audiences in "Sugar Babies".

His stage success continued in 1989 when he and Donald O'Connor made a twenty-city tour in "Two For The Show", which they co-wrote. In 1990, they enjoyed similar success, with a thirteen city tour in Neil Simon's "The Sunshine Boys". He returned to Broadway in 1993 to appear with Larry Gatlin in "The Will Rogers Follies". He successfully revived "Sugar Babies" in 1995 at the Desert Inn in Las Vegas with Juliette Prowse and appeared in Toronto at Royal Alexandra Theatre in "Crazy for You". In 1997, he toured the United States and Canada as "the Wizard" and "Professor Marvel" in Madison Square Garden's acclaimed production of "The Wizard of Oz".

In 1999 Mickey and his wife Jan launched a successful tour of "The One Man One Wife Show" in Australia and New Zealand. The show delighted audiences throughout the United States and Europe for its entire five year run.

In 2004 Mickey and Jan triumphed Off-Broadway in their new autobiographical musical, "Let's Put On A Show!" at the Irish Repertory Theatre. They followed their successful New York run with long term engagements at the prestigious Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel and in Branson. In 2006 they repeated that triumph with a 15 city tour of the United Kingdom and many US cities. In 2007 he and Jan returned to the UK and Ireland for a 25 city tour and played major U.S. venues. At the end of the year they made their British pantomime premiere in the wildly successful, Sunderland Theatre production of "Cinderella". They did 50 performances. In 2008 they were particularly busy with sell out performances in various Performing Arts Centers across the US and at Resort and the Hilton Casinos in Atlantic City. They returned to "Cinderella" at the end of the year doing 53 performances in Bristol, UK. In 2009 Mickey returned to the role of "Baron Hardup" at the Milton Keynes Theatre in the UK for 75 performances in 5½ weeks. Additionally he and Jan played a successful 10 City tour of the Province of Ontario and appeared at the Falls View Casino.

In August 2009 Mickey and Jan completed the pilot for a new realty TV show about their lives in Hollywood. Mickey is also an accomplished musician and can play almost every instrument in an orchestra. As a member of ASCAP, Mickey has composed numerous pop songs, a symphony and several film scores.

His entire achievements pale, in comparison to what Mickey considers his greatest life achievement. That is Mickey's 31 year marriage to Jan (Chamberlin) Rooney. A stellar talent in her own right, Jan is a multi-faceted Singer, Actress, Songwriter and Abstract Artist. The recipient of three stars on The Hollywood Walk of Fame®, in April of 2004, he was honored to received a Fourth Star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame®. He proudly shares that star with his wife, Jan for their achievement in live entertainment. They remain deeply in love with one another. They currently reside in Ventura County, California. There they enjoy the pleasure and quiet of the country with the other loves of their lives, children, grandchildren and their two birds and their beloved dog, Digby. They are both strong Animal Rights Advocates.

Jan Rooney is a true Californian. Born in Hollywood, and raised in the San Fernando Valley. At 3, she made her first recording, "Sioux City Sue" and her singing career was born. In Hollywood, she developed and displayed a wide range of talents: singer, actress, T.V., films, commercials, voice-overs and radio co-host.

In her nightclub appearances she sings, plays guitar and piano. At one memorable engagement, she caught the ear of Warren Beatty who introduced her to David Geffen. David was so impressed with her talent that he oversaw the recording of her original songs.

Her numerous recordings include Christian Albums, Film Soundtracks, the Original Cast Album of "Sugar Babies, the Burlesque Musical", "Outlaws, The Legend of OB Taggart", her latest CD "Let's Put On A Show!" and in 2007 she is releasing her Christmas album "A Christmas Wish".

Jan's extraordinary live performances have wowed audiences in venues throughout the United States, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, on a variety of stages, including Las Vegas, Performing Arts theatres, Country Western Venues, Cruise ships, fairs and the world famous Hollywood Bowl. She is proud to have worked with legendary performers such as Chet Atkins, Joel Gray, Leslie Caron, The Smothers Brothers, Donny Osmond and Placido Domingo, among others.

In 1999 she began a long time tour with her famous husband, screen legend Mickey Rooney, in a stage musical called "Two for the Show". It had its premiere in Auckland, New Zealand to sell out audiences. They performed that show throughout the world through 2004.

In August 2004, she made her New York "Off-Broadway" debut in "Let's Put on a Show!" again with her husband. She wowed the New York critics with her dynamic vocal techniques. They followed their successful New York run with long term engagements at the prestigious Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel and in Branson. Following a successful 15 city sold-out tour of the United Kingdom in 2006, she and Mickey returned to the United Kingdom in 2007 to celebrate Mickey's 85th year of entertaining by performing in 25 cities including Dublin, Blackpool and York. To cap off the year she made her Pantomime debut in First Family's wildly successful version of "Cinderella" at the Sunderland Empire in Sunderland playing "The Fairy Godmother". 2008 was a banner year with performances at both Resorts and the Hilton Hotels and Casinos in Atlantic City. She reprised the role in First Family's new production of "Cinderella" at the Bristol Hippodrome in Bristol, UK for 53 performances from December 2008 until January 2009.

Her acting credits are equally as varied. She has appeared in numerous films, television shows, cartoon voice-overs, and commercials. Most recently she provided a voice for the award winning Rainbow Puppet Show. One of the highlights of her film career is the feature, "The Party" directed by Robert Altman. She recently completed two features, "A Christmas Too Many" and "To Kill A Mocumentary". In 2006 she starred in "The Yesterday Pool", which will be released in 2007. In 2007 she teamed with her husband Mickey in the family film "Stallion Hearts". In 2008 she has made cameo appearances in a number of films to be released in 2009. In August of 2009 she and her husband filmed a pilot for a reality TV show about their lives in Hollywood. That was quickly followed with a successful 10 city tour of the Province of Ontario and a special "High-Roller" performance at the Falls View Casino.

On television, many fans remember her appearances on "The Love Boat" where she appeared as a singing Nun, and in the TV classic "It Came upon a Midnight Clear". Jan has been a guest on many talk shows including "Good Morning America", "The Today Show" with Matt Lauer, "David Letterman", "Geraldo", "Joe Franklin", on "Sally Jessy Raphael" with Phyllis Diller and "E".

Jan has done numerous commercials and infomercials over the years including Hamilton Beach, Rainier Ale, (in a fabulous send-up of the classic Nelson Eddy-Jeannette MacDonald Mountain Love song, with her husband Mickey Rooney) and National Heart Scan. Currently she is the national spokesperson for Garden State Life Insurance Company.

The greatest joy in her life comes from the time spent marveling, with her husband, at the antics of their two grandchildren, Hunter and Harrison. Her life long love affair of animals has led her to be an avid defender of animal rights. She has been instrumental in the passage of legislation to protect and further those rights.

One of her many passions is abstract Art. Between tours, she enjoys painting in acrylics and watercolors. In recognition of her outstanding talent and achievement in live stage performance, in April of 2004, The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce awarded her a "Star" on The Hollywood Walk of Fame®. The star is located at the corner of Hollywood and Highland. She is happy to share that star with the leading man in her life, legendary actor, Mickey Rooney. In July of 2009 they celebrated their 31st Wedding Anniversary.

They live outside L.A., in Ventura County with their two birds, Cookies and Crackers and their dog Digby. They spend their free time writing film scripts, music and are in the process of writing a book about their life together.

In Feng Shui, the number 8 is considered the luckiest number. She is fond of this written quote from Ginger Rodgers, "Jan will be Mickey's best and last wife."