The Tragic 2006 Death Of Mariska Hargitay's Father, Mickey Hargitay

Mickey Hargitay was cast opposite Jayne Mansfield in the 1957 movie "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?" The co-stars married in 1958 and went on to star in three more movies together, "The Loves of Hercules" (1960), "Promises!Promises!" (1963), and "Primitive Love" (1966), as reported byIndependent. Hargitay also did much of the remodeling work on Mansfield's

Mickey Hargitay was cast opposite Jayne Mansfield in the 1957 movie "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?" The co-stars married in 1958 and went on to star in three more movies together, "The Loves of Hercules" (1960), "Promises! Promises!" (1963), and "Primitive Love" (1966), as reported by Independent. Hargitay also did much of the remodeling work on Mansfield's famous home, known as the "Pink Palace," including installing a heart-shaped swimming pool with "I love you Janie" emblazoned in gold mosaic across the bottom (via Architectural Digest.) Per Iron Man magazine, Hargitay also starred in the 1962 television program "The Mickey Hargitay Show," on which he demonstrated exercise routines, and made countless appearances talk shows hosted by Jack Paar and Johnny Carson, among others. He and Mansfield continued performing together in a revue, appeared on the cover of Life magazine together, and had three children, Miklós, also known as Mickey Jr., Zoltan, and Mariska. Mariska Hargitay is an award-winning actress who as of this writing holds the record for "the longest serving actress in the same role in the history of American live-action prime time television," according to the IMDb, having played Olivia Benson on "Law and Order: SVU" since 1999, totaling 23 seasons.

Mickey Hargitay and Jayne Mansfield divorced in 1964, and Mansfield was killed in a gruesome car accident three years later. According to Fox News, the driver and another passenger also died in the crash, while three of her children, including Mariska, were riding in the back and survived. 

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