Mickey Rooney Jr., original Mouseketeer dies at 77

Mickey Rooney Jr. is the eldest son of legendary star Mickey Rooney

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Mickey Rooney Jr. is an original Mouseketeer, musician and actor

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Paul Peterson announced the death of Rooney Jr.

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Paul Peterson is the former actor and founder of the advocacy group A Minor Consideration

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The cause of death of Mickey Junior is not specified

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Rooney Jr. died on Saturday at his Glendale, Arizona, home

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Rooney Jr. was born in Birmingham, Alabama

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In 1955, Rooney Jr. and his brother Tim Rooney were hired as backup cast members on ABC’s "The Mickey Mouse Club"

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