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Robert Downey Jr.
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Robert John Downey Jr., also known as RDJ, is an American actor. One of the highest-grossing actors of all time, his films as a leading actor have grossed over $14 billion worldwide. In 2008, Downey was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and from 2013 to 2015, Forbes listed him as Hollywood's highest-paid actor. He receives numerous accolades, including an Academy Award,  Emmy Award,  Golden Globe Awards,  BAFTA Awards, and  Screen Actors Guild Awards. At age five, Downey made his acting debut in his father Robert Downey Sr.'s 1970 film Pound. He subsequently worked with the Brat Pack in  Weird Science (1985) and Less than Zero (1987) teen films. Downey's portrayal of Charlie Chaplin in the 1992 biopic Chaplin garnered him a BAFTA Award for Best Actor and his first Academy Award nomination. Following a stint at the Corcoran Substance Abuse Treatment Facility on drug charges, he joined the TV series Ally McBeal in 2000. He 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 him, and 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 Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films, from Iron Man (2008) to Avengers: Endgame (2019). He also played Sherlock Holmes in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes (2009), which earned him his second Golden Globe, and in its 2011 sequel. 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 Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Lewis Strauss in the latter. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for playing multiple characters in the black comedy miniseries The Sympathizer (2024). He debuted on Broadway that year, playing the title role in Ayad Akhtar's McNeal.
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Robert John Downey Jr., also known as RDJ, is an American actor. One of the highest-grossing actors of all time, his films as a leading actor have grossed over $14 billion worldwide. In 2008, Downey was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and from 2013 to 2015, Forbes listed him as Hollywood's highest-paid actor. He receives numerous accolades, including an Academy Award,  Emmy Award,  Golden Globe Awards,  BAFTA Awards, and  Screen Actors Guild Awards. At age five, Downey made his acting debut in his father Robert Downey Sr.'s 1970 film Pound. He subsequently worked with the Brat Pack in  Weird Science (1985) and Less than Zero (1987) teen films. Downey's portrayal of Charlie Chaplin in the 1992 biopic Chaplin garnered him a BAFTA Award for Best Actor and his first Academy Award nomination. Following a stint at the Corcoran Substance Abuse Treatment Facility on drug charges, he joined the TV series Ally McBeal in 2000. He 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 him, and 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 Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films, from Iron Man (2008) to Avengers: Endgame (2019). He also played Sherlock Holmes in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes (2009), which earned him his second Golden Globe, and in its 2011 sequel. 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 Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Lewis Strauss in the latter. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for playing multiple characters in the black comedy miniseries The Sympathizer (2024). He debuted on Broadway that year, playing the title role in Ayad Akhtar's McNeal.
Known For
Saturday Night Live
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Raw
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Oscars
The Graham Norton Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Entertainment Tonight
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
GMTV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Early Show
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Honest Trailers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Frank Skinner Show
Ally McBeal
Family Guy
Kids' Choice Awards
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Late Night with David Letterman
Finding Your Roots
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
Loki
Marvel Studios Assembled
Marvel Studios Legends
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
The Chef Show
Spider-Man: Far From Home
The Incredible Hulk
The Nice Guys
Val
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Avengers: Doomsday
Baby It's You
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Deadpool & Wolverine
Pound
Chef
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
Weird Science
Firstborn
Mussolini: The Untold Story
Good Night, and Good Luck.
The Shaggy Dog
Zodiac
Wonder Boys
Oppenheimer
U.S. Marshals
Less Than Zero
Natural Born Killers
Soapdish
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant
Home for the Holidays
Tropic Thunder
Captain America: Civil War
Gothika
The Sympathizer
The Outsider
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
1969
Vertigo
Iron Man
Iron Man 2
Dolittle
Due Date
The Avengers
The Judge
Avengers: Infinity War
I Am Iron Man
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Avengers: Secret Wars
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Avengers: Endgame
Downey's Dream Cars
Iron Man 3
The Singing Detective
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Sherlock Holmes
Production Credits
Vertigo
The Twilight Zone
Sweet Tooth
The Judge
The Sympathizer
Perry Mason
Downey's Dream Cars
Play Dirty
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Helltown
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