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Robert John Downey Jr. was born on April 4, 1965, in Manhattan, New York City, the younger of two children. [4] His father, Robert Downey Sr., was a filmmaker, while his mother, Elsie Ann (née Ford), was an actress who appeared in Downey Sr.'s films. [5] Downey's father was Jewish, while Downey's mother had Scottish, German, and Swiss ancestry.
Downey has been open about his past struggles with drug addiction. He revealed in his 2022 documentary “Sr.,” which pays tribute to his filmmaker father, that he was addicted to drugs by age 8.
Robert Downey Jr has looked back on his stint in prison in the 1990s, calling it the “worst thing that happened” to him.. The 58-year-old actor has been a Hollywood mainstay since the 1980s ...
Robert Downey Jr has explained why winning the first of his three Oscar nominations in 1992 might have been ... He has spoken openly about his struggles with drug addiction before becoming sober ...
Downey Jr. has been open about his past struggles with addiction. His wife Susan Downey also spoke to the publication, explaining how the two have made their marriage of 18 years work.
Downey Jr would be jailed shortly after as he skipped a court-ordered drug test. Failure to attend another test in 1999 led to a three-year prison sentence for the actor, who served 15 months.
Parker was in a relationship with actor Robert Downey Jr. from 1984 until 1991. They met on the set of Firstborn. His drug problem affected their relationship. She said: "I believed I was the person holding him together." [92] She later briefly dated John F. Kennedy Jr. [93] Matthew Broderick and Parker in 2009
The 1994 movie came at the height of Downey's struggles with addiction. "The only time I was awake… was between Action and Cut," the actor recalled. ... Woody Harrelson and Robert Downey Jr. in ...