who played yondu in guardians of the galaxy 2
Michael Rooker
title: Yondu text: Studios film "Guardians of the Galaxy", portrayed by Michael Rooker, where he is a space pirate leading one of the factions of "The Ravagers". He also appears in the film's 2017 sequel, "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2". After the release of the first film, Marvel Comics introduced a comic book version of the character to the Earth-616 comic book continuity. The present day Yondu character has appeared both in the "Guardians of the Galaxy" animated show as well as being a playable character in video games. The Earth-691 version of Yondu first appeared in "Marvel Super-Heroes" #18 (January 1969). title: Michael Rooker text: Michael Rooker Michael Rooker (born April 6, 1955) is an American actor, best known for his breakout role as Henry in "" (1986), as well as his roles as Terry Cruger in "Sea of Love" (1989), Rowdy Burns in "Days of Thunder" (1990), Bill Broussard in "JFK" (1991), Hal Tucker in "Cliffhanger" (1993), Jared Svenning in "Mallrats" (1995), Merle Dixon in "The Walking Dead" (2010–2013), and Yondu Udonta in "Guardians of the Galaxy" (2014) and its sequel "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" (2017). Michael Rooker was born in Jasper, Alabama. He has nine brothers and sisters. His parents divorced title: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 text: moved up to May 5, 2017. In the following months, Michael Rooker said he would return as Yondu, and was looking forward to exploring new areas of the character. Chris Pratt, who played Peter Quill/Star-Lord in the first film, confirmed the sequel would be one of his next projects. Bradley Cooper expressed interest and excitement when asked if he would return as Rocket. Vin Diesel also confirmed he would return as Groot. In March 2015, Gunn revealed that filming would take place in Atlanta, Georgia with "major crew changes" from the first film, and that his brother, Sean Gunn, would title: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 text: destroy the Guardians, naming him Adam; and a group of uninterested Watchers abandon their informant, who is discussing his experiences on Earth. Additionally, reprising their roles from the first film are Laura Haddock as Meredith Quill, Gregg Henry as her father, Seth Green as the voice of Howard the Duck, and canine actor Fred as Cosmo. Members of Yondu's Ravager crew appearing in the film include Evan Jones as Retch, Jimmy Urine as Half-Nut, Stephen Blackehart as Brahl, Steve Agee as Gef, Mike Escamilla as Scrote, Joe Fria as Oblo, Terence Rosemore as Narblik, and Tommy Flanagan as Tullk, as title: Michael Rooker text: Walking Dead" as Merle Dixon, one of the survivors of a zombie apocalypse. He guest starred in two episodes of the first season and one of the second season before finally becoming a series regular for the third season. Rooker is also known for his roles in video games such as "" (where he played himself), Mike Harper in "" in November 2012, and voiced Merle in "", the video game based on the television series. Rooker played Yondu in the Marvel Studios film "Guardians of the Galaxy", which was directed by James Gunn. He reprised his role as Yondu