[2] Michael Rooney was born on March 30, 1962, at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California.
[3] In December 1965, when Rooney was not yet four years old, his father filed for divorce after learning his wife was romantically interested in actor Milos Milosevic, but then the couple reconciled.
"[7] Rooney started dancing after obtaining a part in his high school's production of West Side Story.
His work has included choreographing Michael Jackson's You Rock My World, Kylie Minogue's Can't Get You Out of My Head and Fatboy Slim's Weapon of Choice.
[10] Other music video work has included for Fiona Apple's "Paper Bag", My Chemical Romance's Helena and Bon Jovi's Say It Isn't So.