Looking for the Next Mickey Rourke

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The season of Mickey Rourke has come to an end, and we miss him already. We love a good comeback, and few have done it so well.

But which other long-absent celebrities could launch a Mickey Rourke-style return to greatness? "The Wrestler" star made a public plea at last month's Independent Spirit Awards for Eric Roberts to be next in line. As Rourke begged anyone in the room to give his old trouble-making pal another chance, Eric did not seem pleased.

Mel Gibson, on the other hand, is more than ready to jump on the comeback bandwagon. In his appearance on Jimmy Kimmel's Oscar-night show, he showed himself game for anything. Clearly, Mel feels that enough time has passed since his embarrassing rant-infused DUI arrest for him to revive his stalled acting career.

We're not on board with that, but we do have some suggestions of our own. So here are the movie stars who we think deserve a second shot at success and, hopefully, Oscar glory.

The Original Cast of "ER:" Then and Now

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We're not sure what's harder to believe: That "ER" is finally going off the air after 15 seasons or that "ER" has actually been on the air for 15 seasons. We admit that our love affair with the medical drama has waxed and waned over the years (honestly, they pretty much lost us after they lost Clooney). To us, no matter who came and went or how outrageous and dramatic the plots became, no one could top the original first season cast. So we decided to take a look at the freshmen stars, then and now.