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Robert Downey Jr.

Downey, Jr. at an Iron Man photo call in Mexico City, April 2008
Born April 4, 1965 (1965-04-04) (age 43)
New York City, New York, United States
Spouse(s) Deborah Falconer (1992-2004)
Susan Levin (2005-)
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Contents

Biography

Early life and family

Downey was born in New York City, New York, the younger of two children. The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous His father, Robert Downey Sr., is an actor, writer, producer, cinematographer, and director of underground films, and his mother, Elsie (née Ford), is also an actress and appeared in his father's films. Downey's father is of Irish and Jewish ancestry and his mother is of German and Scottish descent. The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as The Scots people ( Scots Gaelic: Albannaich) are a Nation and an Ethnic group indigenous to Scotland. [2] His father was born "Robert Elias", but changed his name when he was a minor and wanted to enlist in the Army.

During his childhood, Downey had minor roles in his father's films, making his debut at age 5 as a puppy in the absurdist comedy Pound (1970), and then at age 7 he was murdered by God in the surrealist Greaser's Palace (1972). A puppy or pup is a juvenile Dog, generally less than one year of age that has not reached sexual maturity Surreal humour is a form of humour, laughingly in a style related to the artistic ambitions of the surrealists, based on bizarre Juxtapositions absurd situations Pound is a 1970 film directed and written by Robert Downey Sr God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early-1920s and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members [1] He grew up in Greenwich Village, and as a teen, attended the Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center in upstate New York. Greenwich Village (ˌgrɛnɪtʃ ˈvɪlɪdʒ often simply called the Village, is a largely residential area on the west side of downtown (southern Manhattan Stagedoor Manor is a Performing arts Summer camp located in Loch Sheldrake New York. When his parents divorced in 1978, Downey moved to California with his father, but in 1982 he dropped out of Santa Monica High School and moved back to New York to pursue an acting career full time. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Santa Monica High School ( SMHS) informally known as Samohi or just Samo, is a public school located in Santa Monica California which was [3]

Beginnings and critical acclaim

At the age of twenty, he joined the cast of Saturday Night Live, but was a cast member for only one season. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City His SNL recurring characters included Jimmy Chance, a hipster movie critic (paired with Nora Dunn's Ashley Ashley) and Rudy Randolph III: Son of Randy Quaid's Rudy Randolph Jr. Nora Dunn (born April 29, 1952) is an American Actress and comedian known for her work on NBC 's Saturday Night Live Randall Rudy "Randy" Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is an American actor and Comedian. He did a number of celebrity impersonations, including Elvis Presley, George Michael, John Cougar Mellencamp, Sean Penn, Paul Simon, and John Oates from Hall and Oates (Darryl Hall was played by Anthony Michael Hall). Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (Γεώργιος Κυριάκος Παναγιώτου (born 25 June 1963 best known as George Michael, is a two-time Grammy Award winning John Mellencamp, previously known as John Cougar and then John Cougar Mellencamp, (born October 7, 1951, in Seymour Indiana) is a Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning American Film Actor Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13 1941 is an American Songwriter, Musician, and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. John William Oates (born April 7, 1949 in New York) is an American Musician and producer best known as the mustachioed Michael Anthony Hall (born April 14 1968 known professionally as Anthony Michael Hall, is an American actor producer and director who achieved

Downey and James Spader in Less Than Zero (1987)
Downey and James Spader in Less Than Zero (1987)

Downey's breakthrough happened during the last half of the eighties, when in 1985 he played James Spader's sidekick in Tuff Turf and then the villain in John Hughes' Weird Science. James Todd Spader (born February 7, 1960) is a three time Emmy Award -winning During his early education he attended The Pike School (where Less Than Zero is a 1987 film based on the novel of the same name by Bret Easton Ellis. James Todd Spader (born February 7, 1960) is a three time Emmy Award -winning During his early education he attended The Pike School (where SideKick was an early Personal Information Manager (PIM Software application by Borland launched in 1983 under Philippe Kahn Tuff Turf is a 1985 American Drama film starring James Spader and Kim Richards. Weird Science ( 1985) is a 1980s Teen film written and directed by John Hughes and starring Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly He was considered for the role of Duckie in John Hughes' film Pretty in Pink (1986)[4][5], but his first lead role would be next to Molly Ringwald in The Pick-up Artist (1987). Pretty in Pink is an 1986 Film about teenage love and social cliques in 1980s American high schools Molly Kathleen Ringwald (born February 18, 1968) is an American Actress, Singer and Dancer. The Pick-up Artist is a 1987 American Film written and directed by James Toback. The same year he appeared in Less Than Zero, where his portrayal of a drug-addicted rich boy was described as "desperately moving". Less Than Zero is a 1987 film based on the novel of the same name by Bret Easton Ellis. [6] Downey has said that for him "the role was like the ghost of Christmas Future", since his drug habit resulted in him becoming an "exaggeration of the character" in real life. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come is a character in English novelist Charles Dickens 's A Christmas Carol. [7]

In 1992, he starred as Charlie Chaplin in Chaplin, a role which garnered him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize [1] His other films in the 1990s included Heart and Souls, Only You, Natural Born Killers, and Restoration. Heart and Souls is a 1993 fantasy / Comedy film about the souls of four deceased people who are trapped on earth and can only be seen by a single Only You is a 1994 Film starring Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey Jr Natural Born Killers is a 1994 Crime film Satire directed by Oliver Stone about Serial killers and their coverage by the Restoration is a 1995 film adapted by Rupert Walters from the novel by Rose Tremain. Downey is sometimes named as a member of the Brat Pack,[3][8]. The Brat Pack is a nickname given to a group of young actors and actresses who frequently appeared together in teen-oriented coming-of-age films in the 1980s

Substance Abuse

From 1996 until 2001 Downey was arrested numerous times on drug-related charges and went several times through drug treatment programs unsuccessfully, explaining in 1999 to a judge: "It's like I have a loaded gun in my mouth and my finger's on the trigger, and I like the taste of the gunmetal". A judge, or justice, is an Official who presides over a Court of law [9] He also explained his relapses by claiming to be addicted to drugs since the age of eight,[10]

In April 1996 Downey was arrested for possession of heroin, cocaine and an unloaded .357-caliber Magnum, while he was speeding down Sunset Boulevard. Heroin ( INN: diacetylmorphine, BAN: diamorphine) is a semi-synthetic opioid synthesized from Morphine, a derivative Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant Sunset Boulevard is a Street in the western part of Los Angeles County California, that stretches from Figueroa Street in Downtown Los Angeles A month later, when on parole, he trespassed into a neighbor's home while under the influence of a controlled substance, falling asleep in one of the beds. [11][12] He was sentenced to three years of probation and required to undergo mandatory drug testing. In 1997 he missed one of the court-ordered drug tests and had to spend four months in the Los Angeles County jail. The same happened in 1999, only this time he had to spend nearly a year in a state prison in Corcoran, California when he was released on $5,000 bail. Corcoran is a town in Kings County, California, United States. [13] For his 1999 defense, Downey's lawyer assembled the same team of lawyers that successfully defended O. J. Simpson during his criminal trial for murder. Orenthal James "O J" Simpson (born July 9 1947 who has also been called The Juice, is a retired American football player, The O J Simpson murder case was a highly publicized US Criminal trial in which O [10]

A week after being released in 2000, Downey joined the cast of the hit television series Ally McBeal, playing the new love interest of Calista Flockhart's title character. Ally McBeal is an American Television series which ran on the FOX network from 1997 to 2002 Calista Kay Flockhart (born November 11 1964) is an American Actress, primarily on Television. [14] His performance was praised and the following year he was nominated for an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series category and won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in a mini-series or TV Film. This is a list of the winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner 58th Golden [15][16] He also appeared as a writer and singer on Vonda Shepard's Ally McBeal: For Once in My Life album and sang with Sting a duet of "Every Breath You Take". Vonda Shepard (born July 7 1963) is a rock Singer. She appeared regularly in the television show Ally McBeal in which she Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951) better known by his Stage name Sting, is a three time Academy Award For the compilation album see Every Breath You Take The Singles. Despite the apparent success, Downey claims that his performance on the series was overrated and that "It was my lowest point in terms of addictions. At that stage, I didn't give a fuck whether I ever acted again. "[7] In January 2001, Downey was scheduled to play the role of Hamlet in a Los Angeles stage production directed by Mel Gibson. Hamlet is a Tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601 Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson, AO (born January 3 1956 [17]

Before the end of his first season on Ally McBeal, Downey was arrested during Thanksgiving 2000, when his room at Merv Griffin's Hotel and Givenchy Spa in Palm Springs, California was searched by the police who were responding to an anonymous 911 call. Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a traditional North American Holiday, which is a form of harvest festival. Mervyn Edward "Merv" Griffin Jr ( July 6, 1925 &ndash August 12, 2007) was an American Television host and Palm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, approximately 111 miles (177 km east of Los Angeles and 136 miles (225 km northeast of Downey was under the influence of a controlled substance and in possession of cocaine and Valium. Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant Diazepam (daɪˈæzɨpæm first marketed as Valium by Hoffmann-La Roche, is a Benzodiazepine derivative Drug. [18][19] Despite the fact that if convicted he could face a prison sentence of up to four years and eight months, he signed on to appear in at least eight more Ally McBeal episodes. [20] In April 2001, while he was on parole, a Los Angeles police officer found him wandering barefoot in Culver City, near southwest Los Angeles. Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County California. He was arrested for suspicion of being under the influence of drugs but was released a few hours later,[21] even though tests showed he had cocaine in his system. [22] After this last arrest producer David E. Kelley and other Ally McBeal executives ordered last-minute re-writes and re-shoots, and dismissed Downey from the show, though Downey's character had resuscitated Ally McBeal's ratings. David Edward Kelley (born April 4, 1956) is a multi-Emmy award winning American Writer, Executive producer, and creator of the well-known [23] The Culver City arrest also cost him a role in the high-profile film America's Sweethearts. America's Sweethearts ( 2001) is a Romantic comedy film, directed by Joe Roth, starring Julia Roberts, Billy Crystal [22] In July 2001, he pleaded no contest to the Palm Springs charges, avoiding jail time. He was instead sent into drug rehabilitation and put on a three-year probation, benefiting from the California Proposition 36, which had been passed the year before and aims to help non-violent drug offenders overcome their addictions instead of sending them to jail. California Proposition 36, the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act of 2000 also known as Prop 36, was an Initiative Statute that permanently changed [13][24]

The book Conversations With Woody Allen reports that director Woody Allen wanted to cast Downey and Winona Ryder in his film Melinda and Melinda in 2000, but was unable to do so because he could not get insurance on them, stating, "We couldn't get bonded. Woody Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; December 1 1935 is an American Film director, Writer, Actor, Comedian, and Winona Laura Horowitz (born October 29 1971 better known under her professional name Winona Ryder, is an American actress Melinda and Melinda is a 2005 Film written and directed by Woody Allen. The completion bonding companies would not bond the picture unless we could insure them. We were heartbroken because I had worked with Winona before [on Celebrity] and thought she was perfect for this and wanted to work with her again. Celebrity is a 1998 American Comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen and shot in Black-and-white. And I had always wanted to work with Bob Downey and always thought he was a huge talent. "[25]

Career comeback

Downey, Jr. at the premiere of Air America, 1990
Downey, Jr. at the premiere of Air America, 1990

Downey's first acting job after being ordered into a drug treatment program in July 2001 was a month later, when Sam Taylor-Wood suggested to Elton John the idea of having an actor lip-syncing to the song in the video for the single "I Want Love". Air America is a 1990 Film starring Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr Sam Taylor-Wood (born 4 March 1967) is a contemporary artist working in Video, Photography, and Film. Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Songs from the West Coast is the twenty-seventh Studio album by British Singer/songwriter Elton John, released worldwide on John thought Downey would be perfect, and the video ended up being a one-shot video centered on Downey. [26][27] Downey was able to return to the big screen only after Mel Gibson, who had been a close friend to Downey since both had co-starred in Air America, paid Downey's insurance bond for the 2004 film The Singing Detective. Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson, AO (born January 3 1956 Air America is a 1990 Film starring Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr The Singing Detective is a 2003 film based on the BBC Miniseries of the same name, a work by Dennis Potter. [28] On November 23, 2004, Downey released his debut musical album, The Futurist, on Sony Classical, for which he designed the cover art. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Futurist is the debut Studio album by actor Robert Downey Jr Sony BMG Masterworks is a Record label. It is the result of a "restructuring" of Sony BMG Music Entertainment 's classical music division [1] That year he was also named "Man of the Year" by Harvard's Hasty Pudding Theatricals. The Hasty Pudding Theatricals, known informally simply as The Pudding, is a theatrical student society at Harvard University, known for its Burlesque [29] He returned to mainstream films in the mid 2000s with Gothika, for which Joel Silver withheld 40 percent of his salary until after production wrapped, as insurance against his addictive behavior; similar clauses have become standard in his contracts since then. Gothika, a 2003 horror / Supernatural thriller movie directed by Mathieu Kassovitz and written by Sebastian Gutierrez Joel Silver (born July 14, 1952) is an American Hollywood Film producer and inventor of the sport of Ultimate. [30] After Gothika Downey appeared to have become a more reliable actor and was cast in a number of leading and supporting roles, including the well received semi-independent films Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Good Night, and Good Luck. and A Scanner Darkly, Disney's poorly received The Shaggy Dog, the mainstream Zodiac and Steven Shainberg's fictional biopic of Diane Arbus, Fur, where Downey's character represented the two biggest influences on Arbus's professional life, Lisette Model and Marvin Israel. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a 2005 crime / Black comedy Film, which follows many conventions of the classic Film noir genre Good Night and Good Luck  is a 2005 film directed by George Clooney and written by Clooney and Grant Heslov that portrays the conflict between A Scanner Darkly is a 2006 film directed by Richard Linklater based on the novel of the same name by Philip K Also see general Walt Disney Studios or Buena Vista. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures is a motion picture and television feature The Shaggy Dog is a 2006 Remake of the 1959 film of the same name Zodiac is a 2007 American film directed by David Fincher and based on Robert Graysmith 's non-fiction book of the same name Steven Shainberg (born 5 February 1963) is an American Film director and producer. A biographical motion picture &mdash often shortened to biopic &mdash is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or people Diane Arbus ( March 14 1923 – July 26 1971) was an American Photographer, noted for her portraits of people on the Fur An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (also known simply as Fur) is a 2006 film starring Nicole Kidman as Iconic Lisette Model ( November 10, 1901 in Wien as Elise Amelie Felicie Stern - March 30, 1983 in New York City) was an Austrian-born Marvin Israel (b1924 - d May 7 1984) was an American artist painter from New York known for mod interiors abstract imagery [31]

Downey also guest starred on Family Guy, voicing Lois Griffin's long lost, mentally disturbed brother Patrick Pewterschmidt. Family Guy is an animated American television sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane that airs on Fox and regularly on other Lois Griffin (née Pewterschmidt) is a Fictional character from the animated series Family Guy. The Pewterschmidts are a fictional family on the Animated television series Family Guy. One of his most recent starring roles is as Principal Gardner in the teen comedy Charlie Bartlett (2008). Charlie Bartlett is a 2007 comedy from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer about a teenager who becomes the unofficial psychiatrist for the student body

In 2006 Downey was surprisingly cast for the title character in the film Iron Man,[32] with director Jon Favreau explaining the choice by stating: "Downey Jr. Iron Man is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Iron Man is a 2008 Superhero film Jonathan Kolia "Jon" Favreau (born October 19 1966 is an American director, actor and writer. wasn't the most obvious choice but he understood what makes the character tick. He found a lot of his own life experience in Tony Stark". [33] Favreau even insisted in having Downey as he claimed numerous times Downey would be to Iron Man what Johnny Depp is to the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, a lead actor that could both elevate the quality of the film and increase the public's interest on it. John Pirates of the Caribbean is a trilogy of Adventure films directed by Gore Verbinski, written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio and produced [34][35][11][36] For the role Downey had to gain more than 20 pounds of muscle in five months so as to look like he "had the power to forge iron". [37] The film was globally released between April 30 and May 3, 2008 grossing over $100 million in the United States and Canada,[38] and receiving rave reviews which cite Downey's performance as a highlight of the film. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page [39][40] As a result, both Downey and Favreau have already stated their interest in making Iron Man a trilogy. [41] He will also make a small appearance as Iron Man's Tony Stark in the upcoming film The Incredible Hulk as a part of Marvel Studios' attempt to depict the same Marvel Universe on film. The Incredible Hulk is a 2008 Superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Marvel Studios is an American Television and Motion picture studio based in Beverly Hills California. The Marvel Universe is the fictional Shared universe where most of the comic stories published by Marvel Comics take place [42]

Downey wears controversial blackface makeup for new film, Tropic Thunder, starring with Ben Stiller and Jack Black. Blackface in the narrow sense is a style of theatrical Makeup that originated in the United Tropic Thunder is a 2008 action Comedy film produced and directed by Ben Stiller and written by Stiller Justin Theroux Benjamin Edward "Ben" Stiller (born November 30 1965 is an Emmy Award -winning American Comedian, actor Film producer and director Thomas Jack Black Jr (born August 28 1969 is an American Actor, Comedian and Musician. He is "virtually unrecognizable with afro hair and brown skin. "[43] Reports of the movie screenings from African-Americans have had positive responses. [44]

Stiller says that he and Downey always stayed focused on the fact that they were skewering insufferable actors, not African-Americans. 'I was trying to push it as far as you can within reality,' Stiller explains. 'I had no idea how people would respond to it. ' He recently screened a rough cut of the film and it scored high with African-Americans. He was relieved at the reaction. 'It seems people really embrace it,' he says.

—Entertainment Weekly- First Look: 'Tropic Thunder'

Personal life

Downey started dating actress Sarah Jessica Parker after meeting on the set of Firstborn. Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is a Magazine published by Time Inc Sarah Jessica Parker (born March 25, 1965) is an American Actress and producer with a portfolio of Television, Film Firstborn is a 1984 Drama film starring Teri Garr, Peter Weller, Christopher Collet, Corey Haim (in his film debut They separated in 1991, according to Downey, because of his drug and alcohol abuse. [45] He then dated Marisa Tomei, with whom he appeared together in Only You and Chaplin, in the early 1990s. Marisa Tomei (born December 4 1964 is a American Actress of stage and screen. He married actress Deborah Falconer on May 29, 1992, and had a son with her named Indio Falconer Downey, born on September 7, 1993 in Los Angeles County, California. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Los Angeles County is a county in California and is by far the most populous county in the United States. Downey and Falconer divorced on April 26, 2004. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " In 2004, while on the set of Gothika, he met producer Susan Levin, who runs Joel Silver's movie company. Joel Silver (born July 14, 1952) is an American Hollywood Film producer and inventor of the sport of Ultimate. [28] The two started dating and married on August 27, 2005 in a Jewish ceremony at Amagansett, New York. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Amagansett, founded in 1680 is a hamlet and a Census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York on the South Shore of

Downey says he has been drug free since 2001 thanks to the help of his family, therapy, meditation, twelve-step recovery programs, yoga and wing chun. Buddhist meditation encompasses a variety of Meditation techniques that develop Mindfulness, concentration, tranquility and insight A twelve-step program is a set of guiding principles for recovery from Addiction, compulsion, or other behavioral problems Yoga ( Sanskrit: योग, IAST: yóga, joːgə refers to traditional physical and mental disciplines originating in India, to the Wing Chun ( occasionally romanized as Ving Tsun or " Wing Tsun " (literally " spring chant " or "forever [7] He has described his religious beliefs as "Jewish-Buddhist," although he has been interested in the past by Christianity and the Hare Krishna ideology. A Jewish Buddhist (also Jubu or Buju) is a person with a Jewish Ethnic or Religious background who practices forms of Buddhist Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings The Hare Krishna Mantra, also referred to reverentially as the Maha Mantra ("Great Mantra" is a sixteen-word Vaishnava mantra made well [46]

Filmography

Television

Year Show Role Other notes
1985-1986 Saturday Night Live 18 episodes
2000-2002 Ally McBeal Larry Paul 15 episodes
2005 Family Guy Patrick Pewterschmidt voice, episode "The Fat Guy Strangler"

Film

Year Film Role Other notes
1970 Pound a puppy Directed by Robert Downey Sr.
1972 Greaser's Palace uncredited Directed by Robert Downey Sr.
1975 Moment to Moment uncredited Directed by Robert Downey Sr.
1980 Up the Academy Caleb Yoon Directed by Robert Downey Sr.
1983 Baby It's You Stewart
1984 Firstborn Lee
1985 Deadwait (short subject)
Tuff Turf Jimmy Parker
Weird Science Ian
1986 Back to School Derek
America Paulie Hackley
1987 The Pick-up Artist Jack Jericho
Less Than Zero Julian Wells
1988 Johnny Be Good Leo Wiggins
Rented Lips Wolf Dangler
1969 Ralp Carr
1989 That's Adequate Albert Einstein
True Believer Roger Baron
Chances Are Alex Finch
1990 Air America Billy Covington
1991 Too Much Sun Reed Richmond
Soapdish David Seton Barnes
1992 Chaplin Charlie Chaplin
1993 Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country documentary
Heart and Souls Thomas Reilly
The Last Party himself documentary written by Downey
Short Cuts Bill Bush
1994 Hail Caesar Jerry
A Century of Cinema documentary
Natural Born Killers Wayne Gale
Only You Peter Wright, alias Damon
1995 Richard III Lord Rivers
Home for the Holidays Tommy Larson
Restoration Robert Merivel
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree (TV) Mr. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Ally McBeal is an American Television series which ran on the FOX network from 1997 to 2002 Family Guy is an animated American television sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane that airs on Fox and regularly on other "The Fat Guy Strangler" is the seventeenth episode of season four of Family Guy, which originally aired on November 27 2005 Pound is a 1970 film directed and written by Robert Downey Sr A puppy or pup is a juvenile Dog, generally less than one year of age that has not reached sexual maturity MAD Magazine Presents Up the Academy is an American teen Comedy film released in 1980 with a plot about the outrageous antics Baby It's You is an American film released in 1983 written and directed by John Sayles. Firstborn is a 1984 Drama film starring Teri Garr, Peter Weller, Christopher Collet, Corey Haim (in his film debut Tuff Turf is a 1985 American Drama film starring James Spader and Kim Richards. Weird Science ( 1985) is a 1980s Teen film written and directed by John Hughes and starring Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly For the movie see Back to School. Back to school, in Clothing Retail, is a product season and is characterized by a display of items appropriate The Pick-up Artist is a 1987 American Film written and directed by James Toback. Less Than Zero is a 1987 film based on the novel of the same name by Bret Easton Ellis. Johnny Be Good is a 1988 Comedy film, directed by film editor Bud S Rented Lips is a 1988 Feature film. The movie was filmed in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles California. 1969 is a 1988 Drama film starring Robert Downey Jr, Kiefer Sutherland, and Winona Ryder. Albert Einstein ( German: ˈalbɐt ˈaɪ̯nʃtaɪ̯n; English: ˈælbɝt ˈaɪnstaɪn (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955 was a German -born theoretical True Believer is a 1989 Courtroom drama directed by Joseph Ruben and released by Columbia Pictures. Chances Are is a 1989 Romantic comedy film written by Perry & Randy Howze and directed by Emile Ardolino. Air America is a 1990 Film starring Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr Soapdish is a 1991 comedy film which tells a Backstage story of the cast and crew of a popular Television Soap opera Heart and Souls is a 1993 fantasy / Comedy film about the souls of four deceased people who are trapped on earth and can only be seen by a single Short Cuts is a 1993 Drama film directed by Robert Altman. Filmed from a screenplay by Robert Altman and Frank Barhydt it is inspired by nine A Century of Cinema is a 1994 documentary directed by Caroline Thomas about the art of filmmaking (coinciding with cinema's 100th anniversary Natural Born Killers is a 1994 Crime film Satire directed by Oliver Stone about Serial killers and their coverage by the Only You is a 1994 Film starring Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey Jr Richard III is a 1995 film adaptation of William Shakespeare 's play of the same name, starring Sir Ian McKellen, Home for the Holidays is a 1995 Comedy-drama Film directed by Jodie Foster and produced by Peggy Rajski and Jodie Restoration is a 1995 film adapted by Rupert Walters from the novel by Rose Tremain. Mr Willowby’s Christmas Tree is an Emmy -nominated Television Christmas special that first aired in 1995 Willowby
1997 Danger Zone Jim Scott
One Night Stand Charlie
Two Girls and a Guy Blake Allen
Hugo Pool Franz Mazur
1998 The Gingerbread Man Clyde Pell
U.S. Marshals Special Agent John Royce
1999 In Dreams Vivian Thompson
Friends & Lovers Hans
Bowfinger Jerry Renfro
Black and White Terry Donager
2000 Wonder Boys Terry Crabtree
Auto Motives Rob short subject
2001 Last Party 2000 documentary
2002 Lethargy Animal therapist short subject
2003 Whatever We Do Bobby short subject
The Singing Detective Dan Dark
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin documentary
Gothika Pete Graham
2004 Eros (segment "Equilibrium") Nick Penrose
2005 Game 6 Steven Schwimmer
The Outsider documentary
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Harry Lockhart
Good Night, and Good Luck. Joe Wershba
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow documentary
2006 The Shaggy Dog Dr. Danger Zone is a 1997 movie directed by Allan Eastman and starring Billy Zane and Robert Downey Jr One Night Stand is a 1997 Drama film by British director Mike Figgis. Two Girls and a Guy was a film produced in 1997 by Edward R Pressman and Chris Hanley Hugo Pool is a 1997 Film directed by Robert Downey Sr. Cast Alyssa Milano - Hugo Dugay The Gingerbread Man is a 1998 Legal thriller Film directed by Robert Altman and based on a discarded John Grisham manuscript US Marshals is a 1998 action thriller and a sequel to the The Fugitive. In Dreams is a Psychological thriller directed by Neil Jordan, released in 1999. Friends & Lovers is a 1999 American romantic - Drama film directed and co-written by George Haas about a group of twentysomethings Bowfinger is a 1999 film directed by Frank Oz about a down-and-out filmmaker in Hollywood. See also Black & White (1998 film. Black and White is a 1999 Film directed by James Toback, starring The Singing Detective is a 2003 film based on the BBC Miniseries of the same name, a work by Dennis Potter. Gothika, a 2003 horror / Supernatural thriller movie directed by Mathieu Kassovitz and written by Sebastian Gutierrez Eros is a 2004 Portmanteau film consisting of three short films Wong Kar-wai 's The Hand, Steven Soderbergh 's Game 6 is a film directed by Michael Hoffman first presented at the Sundance Film Festival in 2005 and released in the United States in 2006 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a 2005 crime / Black comedy Film, which follows many conventions of the classic Film noir genre Good Night and Good Luck  is a 2005 film directed by George Clooney and written by Clooney and Grant Heslov that portrays the conflict between "HUBERT SELBY JR It/ll Be Better Tomorrow" is a Documentary film ( 2005) about writer Hubert Selby Jr The Shaggy Dog is a 2006 Remake of the 1959 film of the same name Kozak
A Scanner Darkly James Barris
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints Dito Montiel
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus Lionel Sweeney
2007 Zodiac Paul Avery
Lucky You Telephone Jack
2008 Charlie Bartlett Principal Gardner
Iron Man Tony Stark/Iron Man
Tropic Thunder Kirk Lazarus awaiting release
The Incredible Hulk Tony Stark/Iron Man cameo
The Soloist Steve Lopez post-production
2010 Iron Man 2 Tony Stark/Iron Man pre-production

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  2. ^ Diamond, Jamie. A Scanner Darkly is a 2006 film directed by Richard Linklater based on the novel of the same name by Philip K A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints is a 2006 Film starring Robert Downey Jr Fur An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (also known simply as Fur) is a 2006 film starring Nicole Kidman as Iconic Zodiac is a 2007 American film directed by David Fincher and based on Robert Graysmith 's non-fiction book of the same name Lucky You is a 2007 drama directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Eric Bana, Drew Barrymore, and Robert Duvall. Charlie Bartlett is a 2007 comedy from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer about a teenager who becomes the unofficial psychiatrist for the student body Iron Man is a 2008 Superhero film Tropic Thunder is a 2008 action Comedy film produced and directed by Ben Stiller and written by Stiller Justin Theroux The Incredible Hulk is a 2008 Superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character The Soloist is an upcoming American Drama film directed by Joe Wright and written by Susannah Grant. Iron Man is a 2008 Superhero film Inside the Actors Studio is the Emmy-nominated longest-running original series on the Bravo Cable television channel hosted by James Lipton . "FILM; Robert Downey Jr. Is Chaplin (on Screen) and a Child (Off)", New York Times, 1992-12-20. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor.  
  3. ^ a b "CNN People In The News - Profile of Robert Downey Jr.", CNN. com, 2002-08-17. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Retrieved on 2008-05-02. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter.  
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  17. ^ "Gibson Downey Jr becomes Hamlet", BBC, 2000-09-21. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights.  
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  20. ^ "Downey Jr signs McBeal deal", BBC News, 2001-02-15. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Retrieved on 2008-05-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople  
  21. ^ Associated Press. "Robert Downey Jr. Fired From Ally McBeal After Another Arrest", Fox News, 2001-04-25. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Retrieved on 2008-05-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople  
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  23. ^ Carter, Bill. "This Season to Be Last for 'Ally McBeal'", The New York Times, 2002-04-18. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Retrieved on 2008-05-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople  
  24. ^ "Robert Downey Jr. to Enter Plea Agreement on Drug Charges", CNN. com, 2001-07-16. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Retrieved on 2008-05-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople  
  25. ^ "When Woody Allen couldn't cast Winona, Downey due to lack of insurance", Malaysian Sun, 2007-08-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid  
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  38. ^ Iron Man (2008) - Iron Man King Of the Box Office. Gamer Center Online. Retrieved on 2008-05-04. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV
  39. ^ Hornaday, Ann (2008-05-02). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. 'Iron Man' Shows Strength of Character. Washington Post. Retrieved on 2008-05-02. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter.
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  42. ^ Larry Carroll. "William Hurt Says New Hulk Is More Heroic, Reveals Iron Man Crossover Scene", MTV. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Retrieved on 2008-04-22. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil.  
  43. ^ Race row as actor Robert Downey Jr 'blacks up' for new film. Daily Mail (2008-03-07). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus
  44. ^ Adam B. Vary. "First Look: 'Tropic Thunder'", Entertainment Weekly, 2008-03-05. Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is a Magazine published by Time Inc 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Retrieved on 2008-03-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a  
  45. ^ "Drugs ruined my relationships, Downey says", Stuff. co. nz, 2008-04-22. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Retrieved on 2008-05-02. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter.  
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External links

Awards
Preceded by
Anthony Hopkins
for The Silence of the Lambs		 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
1992
for Chaplin		 Succeeded by
Anthony Hopkins
for Shadowlands
Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, CBE (born 31 December 1937 is a Welsh Film, stage and Television Actor. The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 suspense film directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role has been presented to its winners since 1952 and actors of all nationalities are Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, CBE (born 31 December 1937 is a Welsh Film, stage and Television Actor. Shadowlands is a 1985 Television film, written by William Nicholson, directed by Norman Stone and produced by David M
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