Photo Blast From The Past: Mickey Rooney

Today, we're featuring Mickey Rooney circa 1996. Working as a performer since he was a child, he was a superstar as a teenager for the films in which he played Andy Hardy, and he has had one of the longest careers of any actor, to date spanning 90 years actively making films in ten decades, from 1920s to 2010s. For a younger generation of fans, he gained international fame for his leading role as Henry Dailey in The Family Channel's The Adventures of the Black Stallion, as well as the film itself.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride / Retna Ltd.

Mickey Rooney at The Sands Expo in Las Vegas in January of 1996.