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Robert Downey Jr.
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Downey Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Downey Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Saturday Night Live
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
WWE Raw
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Graham Norton Show
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Early Show
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Honest Trailers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Ally McBeal
Family Guy
Marvel Studios Legends
Kids' Choice Awards
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Late Night with David Letterman
Finding Your Roots
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman
Marvel Studios Assembled
Loki
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
The Chef Show
Spider-Man: Far From Home
The Incredible Hulk
The Nice Guys
The Oscars
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Baby It's You
Val
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Deadpool & Wolverine
Pound
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
The Sympathizer
Weird Science
Firstborn
Mussolini: The Untold Story
The Shaggy Dog
Oppenheimer
Wonder Boys
Zodiac
Less Than Zero
Soapdish
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
U.S. Marshals
Natural Born Killers
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant
Tropic Thunder
Captain America: Civil War
Gothika
Avengers: Secret Wars
Home for the Holidays
Avengers: Infinity War
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Iron Man 2
Due Date
The Singing Detective
Dolittle
Downey's Dream Cars
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes 3
Vertigo
Avengers: Age of Ultron
The Judge
I Am Iron Man
1969
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Avengers: Endgame
Iron Man 3
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Avengers: Doomsday
The Avengers
Iron Man
Production Credits
Helltown
The Twilight Zone
Perry Mason
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
The Sympathizer
Vertigo
The Judge
Downey's Dream Cars
Sweet Tooth
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