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Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965), also known as RDJ, is an American actor. A son of a filmmaker, Robert Downey Sr and 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, he was listed by Forbes as Hollywood's highest-paid actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. At the age of five, Downey made his acting debut in his father Robert Downey Sr.'s 1970 film Pound. 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 earned 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, 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). 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 gained global recognition for starring as Iron Man in ten Marvel Cinematic Universe films, from Iron Man (2008) to Avengers: Endgame (2019). Downey received acclaim for his role in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer (2023), winning an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Lewis Strauss. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for playing multiple characters in the black comedy miniseries The Sympathizer (2024). He made his Broadway debut that year, playing the title role in Ayad Akhtar's McNeal. 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), also known as RDJ, is an American actor. A son of a filmmaker, Robert Downey Sr and 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, he was listed by Forbes as Hollywood's highest-paid actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. At the age of five, Downey made his acting debut in his father Robert Downey Sr.'s 1970 film Pound. 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 earned 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, 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). 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 gained global recognition for starring as Iron Man in ten Marvel Cinematic Universe films, from Iron Man (2008) to Avengers: Endgame (2019). Downey received acclaim for his role in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer (2023), winning an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Lewis Strauss. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for playing multiple characters in the black comedy miniseries The Sympathizer (2024). He made his Broadway debut that year, playing the title role in Ayad Akhtar's McNeal. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Downey Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Graham Norton Show
Raw
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Ellen DeGeneres 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
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
Val
The Oscars
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
Ally McBeal
Pound
Oppenheimer
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
Chef
The Sympathizer
Weird Science
Mussolini: The Untold Story
Firstborn
Good Night, and Good Luck.
The Shaggy Dog
Zodiac
Wonder Boys
Natural Born Killers
Soapdish
Less Than Zero
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
U.S. Marshals
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Tropic Thunder
Only You
Home for the Holidays
Captain America: Civil War
Avengers: Secret Wars
The Outsider
Gothika
The Judge
Iron Man
Dolittle
Iron Man 2
The Singing Detective
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Downey's Dream Cars
I Am Iron Man
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Avengers: Endgame
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Avengers: Age of Ultron
1969
Due Date
Avengers: Infinity War
Iron Man 3
Vertigo
The Avengers
Sherlock Holmes
Production Credits
Helltown
The Twilight Zone
Vertigo
Play Dirty
Downey's Dream Cars
Sweet Tooth
The Judge
The Sympathizer
Perry Mason
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
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