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Robert Downey Jr.
373 FOLLOWERS • 87 CREDITS • APR 4, 1965 • 59
Biography
Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American actor. His films as a leading actor have grossed over $14 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. Downey's career has been characterized by some early success, a period of drug-related problems and run-ins with the law, and a surge in popular and commercial success in the 2000s. In 2008, Downey was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. From 2013 to 2015, he was listed by Forbes as Hollywood's highest-paid actor.
At the age of five, Downey made his acting debut in his father Robert Downey Sr.'s film Pound in 1970. He subsequently worked with the Brat Pack in the teen films Weird Science (1985) and Less than Zero (1987). Downey's portrayal of Charlie Chaplin in the 1992 biopic Chaplin received a BAFTA Award. Following a stint at the Corcoran Substance Abuse Treatment Facility on drug charges, he joined the TV series Ally McBeal in 2000, and won a Golden Globe Award for the role. Downey was fired from the show in 2001 in the wake of additional drug charges. He stayed in a court-ordered drug treatment program and has maintained his sobriety since 2003.
Downey made his acting comeback in the 2003 film The Singing Detective, after Mel Gibson paid his insurance bond because completion bond companies would not insure himю He went on to star in the black comedy Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), the thriller Zodiac (2007), and the action comedy Tropic Thunder (2008). Downey gained global recognition for starring as Iron Man in ten films within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with Iron Man (2008), and leading up to Avengers: Endgame (2019). He has also played Sherlock Holmes in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes (2009), which earned him his second Golden Globe, and its sequel, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011). Downey has also taken on dramatic parts in The Judge (2014) and Oppenheimer (2023), winning an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA Award for his portrayal of Lewis Strauss in the latter.
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Known For
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Saturday Night Live
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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WWE Raw
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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The Oscars
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The Graham Norton Show
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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The Early Show
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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Honest Trailers
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Family Guy
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Marvel Studios Legends
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Kids' Choice Awards
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MTV Movie & TV Awards
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Late Night with David Letterman
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Finding Your Roots
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My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman
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Marvel Studios Assembled
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Loki
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Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
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The Chef Show
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Spider-Man: Far From Home
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The Incredible Hulk
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The Nice Guys
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2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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Baby It's You
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Val
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The Incredible Hulk: Edward Norton Cut
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Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!
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Girls Just Want to Have Fun
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Ally McBeal
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Deadpool & Wolverine
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Pound
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Oppenheimer
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps
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The Sympathizer
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Weird Science
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Firstborn
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Mussolini: The Untold Story
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The Shaggy Dog
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Zodiac
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Wonder Boys
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U.S. Marshals
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Natural Born Killers
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Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant
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Spider-Man: Homecoming
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Less Than Zero
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Soapdish
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A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
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Home for the Holidays
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Captain America: Civil War
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Avengers: Secret Wars
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Tropic Thunder
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Gothika
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The Avengers
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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
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Downey's Dream Cars
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Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
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Avengers: Age of Ultron
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The Judge
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Iron Man 3
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Avengers: Infinity War
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Iron Man
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
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The Singing Detective
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1969
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Iron Man 2
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Avengers: Doomsday
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Vertigo
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Avengers: Endgame
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Dolittle
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Sherlock Holmes 3
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Sherlock Holmes
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I Am Iron Man
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