Robert Downey Jr
Robert Downey Jr is an actor, producer, and singer. He is majorly recognized for his roles in ‘Chaplin’, ‘The Avengers’, and ‘Iron Man’. He is one of the highest-paid actors in the world.
Full Name |
Birthday | Birthplace | Relationship Status |
Robert Downey J.R. | April 4, 1965 | Manhattan, New York (U.S.A) |
Married (Susan Downey) |
More About Robert Downey Jr.
Robert Downey is majorly known for his performance in 1992- movie ‘Chaplin.’ His spectacular performance in this movie even helped him in grabbing Oscar nominations. He is loved for his characters such in the movies such as Sherlock homes, tropical thunder, quirky version of ‘Tony stark’ in the movie ‘Iron man’ etc. His most of the years have been passed in prison and rehabilitation center but despite all that, his acting skills didn’t let him go down and rather made him reach in the top actor’s position in Hollywood.
Early Life
Downey JR did his acting debut at the age of five in the film ‘Pound’ (1970) which was directed by his father. JR’s father is a well-known filmmaker, writer, and director whereas his mother was an actress. His genes bought him into the film world at a very young age. When he was 17 at that time his parents got divorced so in that circumstances he left his high school in between for pursuing his career in the field of acting more precisely. From the year 1961-2001, he was all involved in multiple arrests, drugs, rehabs. These all habits badly affected his career and first marriage which got failed. Robert’s personal life took many turns too. At first, his relationship with his girlfriend Sarah Jessica Parker ended because of his drug abuse and his marriage with Deborah Falconer even ended up in divorce.
Career and Work-Life
In 1983-86, Downey was cast in ‘Saturday Night Live’. He also did John Hughes’s sci-fi comedy ‘Weird Science (1985)’ and ‘Pretty in Pink (1986)’.
He got paired along with Cybil Shepherd in the romantic comedy movie ‘Chances Are’ (1989) and right after that, he did ‘Air America’ and ‘Soap Dish’ in 1990.
Robert’s lifetime performance was found in the movie ‘Chaplin’ (1992) for which he won nominations in Oscar and ‘BAFTA’ award.
Before going for his treatment in 1999 he did many movies from the year 1993-1999 but the last movie right before leaving was ‘In Dreams’
In the year 2000, after his release, he entered into the cast of an American legal comedy-drama television series called ‘Ally McBeal’. He was even nominated for an Emmy Award and won a Golden Globe in the category of the Best Supporting Actor in a mini-series.
In 2003 emerging all drugs free and in a sober state, JR restarted his career with a new and fresh pace.
Downey’s role of ‘Tony Stark’ in ‘Iron Man (2008)’, ‘Iron Man 2 (2010)’ and ‘Iron Man 3 (2013), has made him into a huge hit and among the highest-paid actor in the world.
He is also the co-owner of a production company named as ‘Team Downey’ which he handles along with her wife Susan Levin.
Awards and Achievements
- Robert is a very talented actor which made him attain certain great awards such as Golden Globe Award and Screen Guild Award for ‘Ally McBeal (2001)’.
- BAFTA Award for movie ‘Chaplin
(1992)’.
- Golden Globe Award for ‘Shortcuts (1994) and Sherlock homes’.
- People’s Choice Awards for ‘The Avengers’2013)’
Personal Life
Downey at first dated the famous Hollywood actress Sarah Jessica Parker from 1984-1991 but they broke up due to his extreme consumption of alcohol and few several drugs. From the year 1992-2004 Robert was married to a singer ‘Deborah Falconer’. They even have a son together named ‘Indio Falconer Downey.’ Downey’s drug addiction again was the main reason behind his divorce with his first wife. He got remarried in the year 2005 to Susan Levin, an Executive Vice President of Production at Joel Silver’s film company. They both have a child named ‘Exton Elias Downey.’
Did You Know
- Robert Downey JR has topped the Forbes list of Hollywood’s highest-paid actors for continuously three years.
- He was nominated for Academy award for the best supporting actor role in the movie ‘Tropic Thunder.’
- He does Martial Arts Wing Chun.
- In people’s magazine because of his role in ‘Ally McBeal’ he was labeled as ‘Sexiest Lawyer’.
- The main reason behind Downey’s drug addiction was his father as he even was a regular drug taker and this is all JR saw in his childhood throughout.
- Downey gives his wife Susan the credit for his recuperation from drugs and making him live a better life.
Net worth
- Robert is among the list of top 20 richest actors in the world.
- According to the reports his net worth value is around $300 million and even considered as the highest-paid and most demanded actor in the industry.