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    • Rocky Dennis – Bio, Facts, Family Life, Disease, Death
      • Dennis was raised primarily by his mother and his legal father, and they continued to take care of him together after they divorced, even though his mother took primary responsibility. However, when she was away from the family for a time, he was raised by his father, grandmother, and his step-mother.
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      Rocky Dennis – Bio, Facts, Family Life, Disease, Death

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  3. allthatsinteresting.com › rocky-dennisRocky Dennis: The True Story Of The Boy Who Inspired 'Mask'

    Feb 21, 2022 · The real Rocky Dennis was indeed surrounded by his mother’s sober biker friends growing up. The night Rocky Dennis died, his mother and her biker friends did throw a party for him. The heartfelt poem Dennis’ character reads to his mother in the film was also real.

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Roy_LRoy L. Dennis - Wikipedia

    Rocky Dennis was born in Glendora, California, to Florence "Rusty" Tullis and Roy Dennis in 1961. When he was very young, Dennis frequently had ear and sinus infections. He underwent a tonsillectomy at age two, at which time doctors detected abnormalities in his x-rays.

  5. www.thefamouspeople.com › profiles › rocky-dennisRocky Dennis – Bio, Facts, Family Life, Disease, Death

    Nov 29, 2019 · However, his head eventually started to grow, which left his mother in panic, and when he was 18 months old, an X-ray technician noticed a slight cranial anomaly, following which a series of tests were run by the UCLA Medical Center, confirming that he had craniodiaphyseal dysplasia.

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  7. museumfacts.co.uk › the-incredible-life-of-rockyRocky Dennis: The Extraordinary Life of a Determined Fighter

    Roy Lee Dennis, nicknamed Rocky was born on December 4, 1961. He was born to Florence “Rusty” Dennis and had an older half-brother, Joshua. Rocky was a healthy baby boy and showed no signs of any abnormality.

  8. cerebrodigital.net › en › rocky-dennis-life-boy-rareRocky Dennis: The Life of a Boy with a Rare Deformity

    Feb 3, 2024 · Rocky Dennis’s Early Life. Roy L. Dennis, nicknamed Rocky, was born healthy on December 4, 1961, in California. He had an older half-brother named Joshua, Rusty Dennis’s son from a previous marriage, and by all accounts, Rocky Dennis had been perfectly healthy up until that point.

  9. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-2008-mar-16-caThe man behind ‘Masks’ - Los Angeles Times

    Mar 16, 2008 · The 1985 movie “Mask” -- the true story of Roy L. “Rocky” Dennis, a Southern California teenager who died of the disease at age 16 -- brought the condition to the attention of the public

  10. www.33rdsquare.com › the-inspiring-true-storyThe Inspiring True Story Behind the Movie Mask - 33rd Square

    Oct 24, 2023 · Mask centers on Rocky Dennis, a teenager from California afflicted with craniodiaphyseal dysplasia. Also known as lionitis for its leonine facial changes, this condition causes calcium buildup in skull bones and progressive disfigurement.