
Robert Downey Jr.
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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. In 2008, Downey was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. From 2013 to 2015, Forbes listed him as Hollywood's highest-paid actor. His accolades include a Golden Globe Award, BAFTA Award, Academy Award, and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
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 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 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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Known For

Saturday Night Live

The Oscars

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Raw

The Graham Norton Show

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Entertainment Tonight

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Early Show

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Honest Trailers

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Ally McBeal

Family Guy

Kids' Choice Awards

MTV Movie & TV Awards

Marvel Studios Legends

Late Night with David Letterman

Finding Your Roots

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman

Loki

Marvel Studios Assembled

Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways

The Chef Show

Spider-Man: Far From Home

The Incredible Hulk

The Nice Guys

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 Four: First Steps

The Sympathizer

Weird Science

Firstborn

Mussolini: The Untold Story

The Shaggy Dog

Zodiac

Oppenheimer

Wonder Boys

Natural Born Killers

U.S. Marshals

Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

Less Than Zero

Soapdish

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Captain America: Civil War

Gothika

Home for the Holidays

Tropic Thunder

Iron Man 2

Avengers: Secret Wars

The Avengers

Vertigo

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

The Infinity Saga

Iron Man 3

Sherlock Holmes

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

Iron Man

The Judge

Dolittle

I Am Iron Man

Avengers: Endgame

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

1969

Avengers: Infinity War

Due Date

The Singing Detective

Take a seat.

Downey's Dream Cars

Avengers: Age of Ultron
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