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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
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Raw
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Graham Norton Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Entertainment Tonight
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
GMTV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Honest Trailers
The Early Show
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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
Marvel Studios Assembled
Loki
Marvel Studios Legends
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
The Chef Show
Spider-Man: Far From Home
The Incredible Hulk
Saturday Night Live
The Nice Guys
The Oscars
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Avengers: Doomsday
Baby It's You
Val
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Deadpool & Wolverine
Pound
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
Chef
Weird Science
Mussolini: The Untold Story
Firstborn
Good Night, and Good Luck.
The Shaggy Dog
Oppenheimer
Wonder Boys
Zodiac
Spider-Man: Homecoming
U.S. Marshals
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant
Soapdish
Less Than Zero
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Natural Born Killers
Captain America: Civil War
Avengers: Secret Wars
The Outsider
Gothika
The Sympathizer
Home for the Holidays
Tropic Thunder
The Judge
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
The Avengers
Iron Man
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
The Singing Detective
Iron Man 3
1969
Iron Man 2
Sherlock Holmes
Downey's Dream Cars
Due Date
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Infinity War
I Am Iron Man
Vertigo
Dolittle
Production Credits
The Judge
The Twilight Zone
Downey's Dream Cars
Helltown
The Sympathizer
Sweet Tooth
Perry Mason
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Vertigo
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