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Police Sgt. Mickey O’Keefe is a Lowell, MA native, a Golden Gloves champion, and a boxing trainer. He played himself in the film The Fighter, based on the true story of his proteges, the Ward brothers.
Sep 17, 2023 · Mickey O’Keefe was in Ward’s corner when he won the World Boxing Union’s Intercontinental light welterweight title against Louis Veader in Boston in 1996. It’s a championship that Ward said...
Mickey O'Keefe. Actor: The Fighter. Mickey O'Keefe was born and raised in Lowell, Massachusetts, the youngest child in a family of Irish Catholic descent. He served on Lowell's police force for over 30 years (retiring as a sergeant), served in the military before that, and was a Golden Gloves champion in his younger days.
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Mickey O'Keefe. Actor: The Fighter. Mickey O'Keefe was born and raised in Lowell, Massachusetts, the youngest child in a family of Irish Catholic descent. He served on Lowell's police force for over 30 years (retiring as a sergeant), served in the military before that, and was a Golden Gloves champion in his younger days.
- May 23, 1948
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Feb 20, 2011 · Especially for a regular Joe like Mickey O'Keefe, a veteran Lowell police officer who never acted a lick in his life. But when Mark Wahlberg is in your corner saying you've got acting chops,...
Michael O'Keefe (born Raymond Peter O'Keefe Jr.; April 24, 1955) is an American actor, known for his roles as Danny Noonan in Caddyshack, Ben Meechum in The Great Santini, for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and Darryl Palmer in the Neil Simon movie The Slugger's Wife.
Jun 12, 2022 · The depiction of Micky Ward training under policeman Mickey O’Keefe is also rooted in reality, with O’Keefe appearing as a fictionalized version of himself. The movie explores Micky’s relationship with his girlfriend and future wife, Charlene Fleming, in great detail.
