DICKY EKLUND inspired an Oscar-winning performance by Christian Bale for his depiction of the boxing champion-turned drug ...

It followed the story of how Eklund went from hometown hero who fought the great Sugar Ray Leonard for $7,500 (around £6,000) to a crack cocaine addict. His brother Micky meanwhile was attempting ...

From Kieran Culkin and Jodie Foster to Leonardo DiCaprio, these actors have been in the industry since childhood.

Despite everything that happened then, it also provided viewers with a slew of new and unforgettable films, including the ...

Bale has been nominated for four Academy Awards throughout his career; his first and only win so far came in 2011 for his role as Dicky Eklund in "The Fighter." Joaquin Phoenix Joaquin Phoenix ...

For those who aren’t familiar with the film, “The Fighter” centers on the lives of professional boxer Micky Ward and his older half brother and former boxer Dicky Eklund. The film was also partially ...

David O Russell’s boxing biopic is the story of boxer Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg) but, as his crack-addicted ex-boxer brother Dicky Eklund, Bale steals every scene. Stick thin and drawn out ...

Bale garnered his first Oscar for his role as Dicky Eklund in "The Fighter." Nine years prior, he starred in "Captain Corelli's Mandolin" as Madras, a local Greek fisherman. Paquin was just 11 ...