Rourke's brother saved him from suicide

Mickey Rourke credits his late brother for saving his life - he prevented him from committing suicide by giving him something to live for.

The 'Wrestler' actor became depressed and suicidal after splitting from his wife Carrie Otis in 1998, while experiencing a lull in his acting career, and discovered a new low in his life.

Rourke also felt like everyone had turned their back on him, but his late brother helped him, shortly before he died of cancer, by telling him he had become a better person.

The star said: "I was moving in Los Angeles, trying to resurrect something I have no control over... When you were once somebody and you go down, people are like 'F**k him' - especially with a guy like me.

"But my brother Joe stayed loyal to me and, just before he died of cancer, he looked at me and said, 'You have changed, bro. I never thought you would'. That gives me something to live for."