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Robert John Downey Jr. was born on April 4, 1965, in Manhattan, New York City, the younger of the two children. [3] 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. [4] Downey's father was Jewish, while Downey's mother had Scottish, German, and Swiss ...
American actor Robert Downey Jr. made his acting debut in 1970's Pound, directed by his father Robert Downey Sr., at the age of five. In the 1980s, Downey was considered a member of the Brat Pack [ 1 ] after appearing in the films Weird Science with Anthony Michael Hall (1985), Back to School with Rodney Dangerfield (1986), Less than Zero with ...
Downey Jr. portrayed Larry Paul in the Fox legal drama Ally McBeal from 2000 to 2002. For his performance he earned the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series as well as a nomination for the Primetime ...
Robert Downey Jr. was floored to win a 2024 Screen Actors Guild Award and made sure to thank his past costars. Downey Jr., 58, took home the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting ...
Longtime friends Robert Downey Jr. and Anthony Michael Hall in 2011. Ultimately, the season was a disaster. So much so the finale ended with the cast being trapped in a fake fire and left to burn ...
Lionel Hahn/Getty Images After being nominated for an Academy Award for his role in Oppenheimer, Robert Downey Jr. is reflecting on losing his first Oscar nomination. The Avengers franchise star ...
Robert Downey Jr. and his wife, Susan Downey, are not only partners in life but in business. The couple tied the knot in 2005, two years after they met on the set of 2003’s Gothika.
Robert Downey Jr. had previously worked with director James Toback on the 1987 film The Pick-Up Artist. Alongside The Gingerbread Man, Two Girls and a Guy was Downey Jr.'s first role after a 1996 drug arrest. Toback wrote the film's screenplay in response to seeing Downey Jr. handcuffed on television.