[2] Rooney was born on July 3, 1945, in Birmingham, Alabama, to actor Mickey Rooney (1920–2014) and a past Miss Birmingham and singer Betty Jane Rase (1927–2002).
After appearing as a "Mouseketeer" in The Mickey Mouse Club in 1955 along with his brother Tim, he played his first film role in 1967 in Hot Rods to Hell.
Rooney once was married to Playboy Playmate of the Month, Merci Montello.
He lived with his last wife Christi L. Brown and family in Hemet, California for 14 years and then they moved to Glendale, Arizona.
Rooney died at his home in Glendale, Arizona, on July 16, 2022, at age 77 and his death happened 13 days after his 77th birthday.