Mickey Rourke, now sporting a bald look, was almost unrecognizable as he stepped out from his Los Angeles residence, which he may soon be evicted from due to an alleged failure to pay nearly $60,000 in rent.

Once known as Hollywood’s quintessential bad boy, the 73-year-old was spotted on New Year’s Day, a stark contrast to his former heartthrob image, as he picked up a delivery from Taco Bell.

Rourke’s latest appearance revealed significant hair loss since his last public sighting on August 11, when he was seen with noticeably thicker hair.

Dressed in a striped sweater and rosary, and notably barefoot, a frail Rourke appeared somber during this rare public appearance, amid ongoing personal challenges.

Legal documents obtained by the Daily Mail indicate that Rourke received a three-day notice on December 18 from the Los Angeles Superior Court, demanding he settle his overdue rent or vacate the property. At that time, Rourke’s debt amounted to $59,100, as stated in the complaint by plaintiff Eric T. Goldie.

Rourke, whose real name is Philip Rourke Jr., began renting the three-bedroom house on March 30, under a lease agreement requiring him to pay $5,200 monthly.

A bald Mickey Rourke looked unrecognizable as he emerged from the LA home he is potentially facing eviction from after allegedly failing to pay nearly $60,000 in rent 

In what is a rare sighting of the star, Rourke appeared briefly from his home to pick up food dropped off at his doorstep

Mickey was a far cry from the hunky image he cultivated during his heyday; pictured 1989

The lawsuit indicates that the monthly rent on the 2.5-bathroom home was later raised to $7,000 beginning in Rourke’s second month of occupancy.

Rourke’s rented home has a major connection to early 20th-century Los Angeles history, as the house — which was constructed in 1926 — was occupied in the 1940s by the influential crime novelist Raymond Chandler, according to the Los Angeles Times.

The house is also centrally located in Los Angeles’ Beverly Grove neighborhood, just south of West Hollywood and only blocks away from the popular Grove outdoor shopping center and the neighboring Farmer’s Market.

According to the complaint, Rourke wasn’t home when someone attempted to give him the three-day notice on December 18, so the document was posted outside the house.

In addition to the $59,100 that Rourke allegedly owes in back rent, Goldie is also seeking to have the Iron Man II actor pay his attorney fees and to end the lease, which would presumably prevent Rourke from continuing to live at the house even if he did pay up.

The lawsuit is the latest setback for the Angel Heart actor, after he was kicked out of the UK Celebrity Big Brother house last year over ‘unacceptable language and behavior’ directed at his fellow housemate, JoJo Siwa. 

In April, Rourke’s brief stint in the Celebrity Big Brother house came to an unexpected end when he was booted from the show after making homophobic comments directed at Siwa, 22.

In one episode, the Rumble Fish actor referred to Siwa’s sexuality and said that he would ‘vote the lesbian out real quick.’

After Rourke was called out for his plans to vote out Siwa, he took advantage of British slang by saying, ‘I need a f*g,’ as if referring to a cigarette, before he gestured to Siwa and added, ‘I’m not talking to you.’

Fans of the show branded Rourke a ‘homophobe’ on social media over his comments, including an incident in which he left Siwa in tears by claiming that he would be able to ‘make her straight.’

Rourke, who famously underwent numerous plastic surgeries, looked frail as he stepped out

Wearing a striped sweater, rosary, and no shoes on, a frail Rourke looked somber during his rare public outing, amid continued turmoil in his personal life

Rourke, pictured 2022, looked dramatically different in these new photos 

Rourke pictured 1980

Rourke looked unrecognizable and frail during his rare sighting

The fallen star grabbed groceries at his LA home

Rourke is facing eviction imminently from his home – pictured

The lawsuit is the latest setback for the Angel Heart actor, after he was kicked out of the UK Celebrity Big Brother house last year over ‘unacceptable language and behavior’ directed at his fellow housemate, JoJo Siwa 

Rourke was once a Hollywood heartthrob who established himself as an in-demand leading man in films including Diner (1982), Francis Ford Coppola’s Rumble Fish (1983), 9 1/2 Weeks (1986) and Angel Heart (1987).

But in the early 1990s, Rourke retreated from acting after a string of underperforming films and instead pursued an earlier passion, boxing. He was 39-years-old when he re-entered the ring as a professional. 

The punishing physical nature of the sport left Rourke with serious injuries requiring reconstructive surgery, which significantly changed his appearance and ended any chance of returning to his status as a popular romantic lead.

Reflecting on his return to boxing in a 2009 interview with The Daily Mail, he said: ‘I went back because of shame.’

‘I was a good amateur and took a year off due to a concussion. I grew up in a gym in Miami, the one where Muhammad Ali trained. I had 142 amateur fights and lost three,’ he recalled.  

In 1991, he re-entered the ring as a professional at the age of 39, telling the Daily Mail in 2009 that he ‘went back because of shame’ and only intended to return to the ring for one fight, which spiraled into eight

For years, Rourke’s ever-changing appearance sparked speculation, which he later clarified was largely due to botched reconstructive surgeries meant to repair damage from his boxing career

He would return to Hollywood and receive accolades for Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler in 2008, earning a Golden Globe, a BAFTA and his first – and only – Academy Award nomination for Best Actor

He had intended to return to the ring for just one bout, but that spiraled into eight, until he was advised to stop because of neurological problems.

‘I didn’t lose any pro fights, but I got properly kicked every day in the gym,’ he said.

The New York-born actor broke his nose twice – leading to five operations – and smashed his cheekbone.

‘I had to have cartilage taken from my ear to rebuild my nose, and a couple of operations to scrape out the cartilage because the scar tissue wasn’t healing properly. That was one of the most painful operations, but the worst was hemorrhoids.’

For years, Rourke’s face attracted speculation, as many wondered if his varying looks were down to years of boxing or ‘bad surgery’.

‘Most of it was to mend the mess of my face because of the boxing, but I went to the wrong guy to put my face back together,’ he explained.

That same year, his first wife, Debra Feuer, claimed, while speaking to the Mirror, that his bouts of procedures were largely because he was ‘so insecure’. 

Rourke continued to act in smaller roles after giving up boxing in 1994.

He made a comeback in 2008 with the title role in Darren Aronofsky’s drama The Wrestler, in which he played a washed-up professional wrestler trying to hold on to what career he had left while trying to revive his floundering relationship with his daughter.

The film was a hit with critics and won the Golden Lion for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival, while Rourke received a BAFTA and Golden Globe Award for his role, as well as an Oscar nomination.

After the success of The Wrestler, Rourke went on to play the villain Whiplash in Iron Man 2, though most of his subsequent movies were low-budget films that received little attention.