“Iron Man” name reflects Robert Downey Jr. who is a successful Hollywood Actor, Producer, and Singer. Robert Downey Jr. began his career very soon in his life.
Robert Downey Jr. was born on 4 April 1965, Robert Downey, Jr., is the son of Robert Downey, Sr., who is a filmmaker.He is an American actor popular for his excellent acting in ‘Chaplin’, eccentric version of ‘Iron Man as a ‘Tony Stak’
Robert Downey Jr.’s career was distinguished by scathing and popular success when he was young, likewise, by a time of stuff abuse and legal trouble, before a revival of mercantile success at a young age
Robert Downey jr. was mixed up in full-time in acting and drug addiction from a very young age, owing to his creativity and addiction-like as a father. He has spent his life in, rehabilitation centers, and in Jail. likewise, his acting skills have given him the status of one of the most adored actors.
By Time Magazine “Robert Downey Jr.” was named among the top 100 most inspiring person in worldwide, from 2013-15, he is listed as Hollywood’s highest-paid actor by Forbes.
He was loved by the fans, for the inky and solid role that he has played in movies like: ‘Tropical Thunder’, ‘Sherlock Holmes, etc…
and he is an almost super duper hero-like ability to bring himself out from the cavity of drugs and alcohol debauch that this was a part of since childhood.
Robert Downey Jr. has been famous for his benefaction to the cinema with awards like- BAFTA, Golden Globe, & Emmy. He is also the co-founder of his production company name ‘Team Downey’, with Susan Levin who his wife.
When he was at age of five, he made his acting career in Robert Downey Sr.‘s father film “Pound” in 1970. He afterward, worked with the “Brat Pack” in the films “Weird Science” in the year (1985) and Less Than “Zero” in the year (1987). Robert Downey Jr. is currently 45 years old. His hometown is Manhattan, New York City. The United States of America.
About his parent’s father “Robert Downey Sr”. and his mother “Elsie Ann”. Robert Sr. is also an actor and director, whereas Elsie was an actress and she featured in Robert Downey Sr.’s films. Also, Robert Jr. has a cousin, the name is “Allyson Downey”.Robert Downey’s father is of ½ Lithuanian Jewish, ¼ Hungarian Jewish, and ¼ Irish descent.
Likewise, his mother is of Scottish, German & Swiss ancestry. Robert Downey Jr.’s original name was Elias which his father turn to enlist in the Army. Downey’s cousin is grown up in Greenwich Village.
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Robert Downey Jr. Bio
| Born Date:Real NameNick NameFamous Roles | 04 April 1965Robert Downey Jr.RJD, Bob,Chaplin,Iron man, Sherlock home |
| Age: | 56 years |
| Horoscope: | Aries |
| Lucky Number: | 11 |
| Lucky Stone: | Diamond |
| Lucky Color: | Red |
| Best Match for Marriage: | Leo |
| Gender: | Male |
| Profession: | Actor, Singer, Producer |
| Country: | United States |
| HEIGHT | in centimeters- 174 cmin meters- 1.74 min Feet Inches- 5’ 8” |
| WEIGHT | in Kilograms- 77 kgin Pounds- 169.76 lbs |
| Married Date: | August 27, 2005 |
| Wife | Susan Downey |
| Divorce | Deborah Falconer |
| Net Worth | $ 300 million |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
| Hair Color | Dark Brown |
| Body Size | chest: 43; waist: 32; biceps: 15 inches |
| Birth Place | Manhattan, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | Lithuanian, Hungarian, Irish, Scottish, German, and Swiss ancestry |
| Religion | Jewish Buddhist |
| Marital Status Affair/GirlFriends Wife/Spouse Current RelationshipEducation | Married Jennifer Jason LeighSarah Jessica Parker (1984-91)Winona Ryder (1988) rumorDeborh Falconer (1992-2001)Marisa Tomei (1994)Calista Flockhart (2000) rumorSunan Downey (2003)At present Deborh Falconer (m.1992)(Div.2004) Sunan Downey (m.2005)Married to Sunan DowneySanta Monica High School (dropout) |
| Father | Robert Downey Sr. |
| Mother | Elsie Ford |
| Siblings | One (sister Allyson Downey) |
| Kids Debut Mail Address HobbiesFavorite ActorSchoolCollege | 3 children (Indio Falconer Downey, Exton Elias Downey, and Avri Roel Downey) Flim- The Pound (1970)T.v- Saturday Night liveAlbum- the Futurist Robert Downey Jr.Team Downey1311 abbot KinneyVenice, CA-902291-3739 USA. Martial Arts Wing ChunPeter O’TooleSanta Monika High SchoolStagedoor Manor Perform Arts Training Center, USA |
| Robert Downey Facebook | |
| Twitter Net Worth | Robert Downey Twitter $170 Million |
| @Robert Downey | |
| IMDB | N/A |
| Favorite Color | Green |
| Favorite Sport | Baseball |
| Favorite Movie | Sherlock Homes (2009) |
| Favorite Place | Malibu |
| Best Movies | Chaplin(1992),Gothika(2003),IronMan(2000)Iron Man (2010), and The Avengers (2012) among others |
| Salary | N/A |
Robert Downey Jr. Personal life
Robert Downey birth palce in Manhattan, New York City, USA. He is younger from is brother . Robert father, “Robert Downey Sr.”, is an best actor and director, likewise his mother, “Elsie Ann” was an actress who featured in Downey Sr.’s films.
Robert Downey’s father is of ½ Lithuanian Jewish, ¼ Hungarian Jewish, and ¼ Irish descent. Likewise, his mother is of Scottish, German & Swiss ancestry.
Robert Downey Jr.’s original name was Elias which his father turn to enlist in the Army. Downey’s older sister Allyson grown up in Greenwich Village.
Downey was “surrounded by drugs.” in his childhood. His father, was a drug addict, allowed Downey to use sinsemilla at age 6, an eventually which his father later said he regret.
Later on, Downey stated drug and this was became an emotional,strong bond between him and his father: “When,his father and Rbert would takes drugs together, it was like him for trying to express his love for the father only way he knew how?.” Eventually, he started disburse every night abusing alcohol and “making a many calls in stakling of drugs”.
Downey had duplicte roles in his father’s films.during his childhood Robert made his acting carrer at the age of 5, playing a sick puppy in the idiotic comic flim “Pound” in the year (1970), later on at the age of seven featured in the “Western Greaser’s” Palace (1972).
He was living in England and studied classical ballet as part of a larger curriculum at the age of 10. He has been seen in the “Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center” in New York USA as a teen.
Due to reason his parents got divorced in the year 1978, then Downey shift to California, USA with his dad, but in 1982, he dropped out his School “Santa Monica High School”, he shift to New York to pursue an acting career full-time.
Kiefer Sutherland and Robert Downey,they both shared the screen in the year 1988 drama, where they both were roommates for 3 years when he was first shifted to Hollywood, to start his career in acting field.
Robert Downey Jr. Profession Life
From the year 1983 to 1986, Robert Downey done an off-big musical show ‘American Passion in the year (1983)’ and was featured in ‘Saturday Night Live in the year (1985)’.
He has done “Turf Turf” in (1985), a flim maker John Hughes’s sci-fi comedy ‘Weird Science in (1985) and ‘Pretty in Pink in the year (1986)’.
Bob has done 1st lead role in the flim ‘The Pick-up Artist’ in 1987 and also done ‘Less Than Zero’ in the following year.
He also played a role of drug-addicted rich boy. He was also know to be a member of ‘Brat Pack’.
Robert Downey has done romantic comedy called ‘Chances Are’, featuring with Ryan O’Neal Cybill ,Shepherd, and Mary Stuart Masterson.
In ‘Air America (1990)’, in which he featured with actors “ Mel Gibson” and, in next year ‘Soapdish (1991)’ cast with “Sally Field”.Bob has done the most famous role of his lifetime in ‘Chaplin’ in 1992 by Richard Attenborough.
Bob plays the role of ‘Charlie Chaplin’ in the flim and prepared for to win an BAFTA Award and Oscar nomination.
From the year 1993-99, he had done success commercial movies like-
- ‘Heart and Souls in the year (1993)’,
- ‘Shortcutsin the year (1993)’,
- Only You in the year in the year (1994)’,
- ‘Natural Born Killers in the year (1994)’,
- ‘Restoration in the year (1995)’,
- ‘Richard III in the year (1995)’,
- ‘Two Girls and a Guy in the year (1998)’
- ‘Black and White in the year (1999)’.
He roled as a psychological thriller in flim ‘In Dreams’,in 1999. He debut with Annette Bening. It was his last movie, before moving to the “Substance Abuse Treatment Facility” in Califonia and goes to State Prison in drug charges.
He was released in 2000, and then joined the “American legal comedy-drama television” (ALCDT) series called ‘Ally McBeal’. Bob also nominated for Awards like – Emmy Award and but he win a Golden Globe for the “Best Supporting Actor” in a series.
In 2001 he correspond with singer “Elton John’s” for the song ‘I want Love’ for its video, director Sam Taylor-Wood. In the same year, he got the main role in ‘The Singing Detective’ with the aid of actor “Mel Gibson” who finance his insurance bond.
Robert Downey have done supernatural action flim ‘Gothika’ alongside with “Halle Berry”, directed by Mathieu Kassovitz.
The 40% of Robert Downey’s salary to make sure that his behavior does not contain the production of the movie.Robert Downey has done lead and supporting roles in flims like-
‘Good Night, Good Luck’, which was directorial by George Clooney venture, ‘Scanner Darkly’ and ‘A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints’, ‘Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus’,in 2005-06
Year after year, he had done many successful and commercial movies that made him more lead in the industry: ‘Kiss Kiss Bang Bang in the year (2005), which was a crime,comedy and thrill alongside with Val Kilmer. On other hand also done flim like- ‘The Shaggy Dog in the year (2006)’ & ‘The Zodiac in the year (2007)’.
Robert Downey gave his 1st super hit blockbuster like: ‘Tropic Thunder’, an thrill comedy and action in which he began with “Ben Stiller” & “Justin Theroux” on other hand ‘Iron Man’ in which he played the notable and eccentric role of ‘Tony Stark’.
He was featured in dramatic film name ‘The Soloist’ in 2009, debut alongside with Jamie Fox, based on book by “Steve Lopez”. He has also done the (American-British) thrill, action, mystery name ‘Sherlock Holmes’, following year.
Bob bring role of his as a ‘Tony Stark’ in the continuation‘Iron Man 2’ in 2010, Robert Downey Jr. became a member of the Marvel studios film. The movie was launched in more than 54 countries worldwide and profit approx 623.9 million US dollars.
A sequal of ‘Sherlock Holmes in the year (2009) was released in 2011. Of ‘Sherlock Holmes A Game of Shadows’, He appeared alongside with Jarred Harris & Jude Law in the movie and despite of its superb cast, but the film does not do well on big-screen.
In 2012, ‘The Avengers’ based on the Marvel Comics superhero film was released as super-duper hero team of the same name. Robert Downey Jr. began in this king-size project with Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, etc…
In 2013 Another ‘Iron Man’ movie ‘Iron Man 3’ was released which Robert Downey character was shown as an post-traumatic stress disorder he has. He began this movie with Rebecca Hall, Gwyneth Paltrow, etc…
Robert Downey Net Worth & Social Media
Robert Downey is also active on social media. Therefore available on various platforms like – Twitter, Fb, Insta. He joined social media Twitter in 2009 in the month of June and has more than 14.9 million followers.
Likewise. the actor is active on Insta a/c with more than 46.3 million followers and approx 448 posts in April 2020. He is active on the FB page with more than 28.8 million followers.
Forward-looking, Downey’s net worth estimation is approx $300 million dollars. With he has done many blockbuster movies and many other activities, he earns more than enough money. For his luxury life.
| Education | Santa Monica High School |
| Occupation | Actor-producer |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Net worth | US$ 300 million (2021) |
FILMOLOGY BY ROBERT DOWNEY JR.
| 1970 | Pound | Puppy 1 | |
| 1972 | Greaser’s Palace | Unnamed Quasimodo-like child | Uncredited |
| 1975 | Moment to Moment | Himself | Uncredited |
| 1980 | Up the Academy | Boy on Soccer Team | Uncredited |
| 1983 | Baby It’s You | Stewart | |
| 1984 | Firstborn | Lee | |
| 1985 | Tuff Turf | Jimmy Parker | |
| Girls Just Want to Have Fun | Punk Party Crasher | Uncredited | |
| Weird Science | Ian | ||
| Deadweight | Short | ||
| 1986 | Back to School | Derek Lutz | |
| 1987 | The Pick-up Artist | Jack Jericho | |
| Less Than Zero | Julian Wells | ||
| 1988 | Johnny Be Good | Leo Wiggins | |
| Rented Lips | Wolf Dangler | ||
| 1969 | Ralph Karr | ||
| That’s Adequate | Albert Einstein | ||
| 1989 | True Believer | Roger Baron | |
| Chances Are | Alex Finch | ||
| 1990 | Air America | Billy Covington | |
| 1991 | Too Much Sun | Reed Richmond | |
| Soapdish | David Seton Barnes | ||
| 1992 | Chaplin | Charlie Chaplin | |
| 1993 | Heart and Souls | Thomas Reilly | |
| The Last Party | Himself | DocumentaryAlso writer | |
| Short Cuts | Bill Bush | ||
| 1994 | Hail Caesar | Jerry | |
| Natural Born Killers | Wayne Gale | ||
| Only You | Peter Wright | ||
| 1995 | Richard III | Earl Rivers | |
| Home for the Holidays | Tommy Larson | ||
| Restoration | Robert Merivel | ||
| 1996 | Danger Zone | Jim Scott | |
| 1997 | One Night Stand | Charlie | |
| Two Girls and a Guy | Blake Allen | ||
| Hugo Pool | Ahmad Rojikin | ||
| 1998 | The Gingerbread Man | Clyde Pell | |
| U.S. Marshals | Special Agent John Royce | ||
| 1999 | In Dreams | Vivian Thompson | |
| Friends & Lovers | Hans | ||
| Bowfinger | Jerry Renfro | ||
| Black and White | Terry Donager | ||
| 2000 | Wonder Boys | Terry Crabtree | |
| 2002 | Lethargy | Animal therapist | Short film |
| 2003 | Whatever We Do | Bobby | Short film |
| The Singing Detective | Dan Dark | ||
| Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin | Himself | Documentary | |
| Gothika | Pete Graham | ||
| 2004 | Eros | Nick Penrose | Segment: “Equilibrium” |
| 2005 | Game 6 | Steven Schwimmer | |
| Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | Harry Lockhart | ||
| The Outsider | Himself | Documentary | |
| Good Night, and Good Luck | Joseph Wershba | ||
| Hubert Selby Jr | Narrator | VoiceDocumentary | |
| 2006 | A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints | Dito Montiel | Also co-producer |
| The Shaggy Dog | Dr. Kozak | ||
| A Scanner Darkly | James Barris | ||
| Fur | Lionel Sweeney | ||
| 2007 | Zodiac | Paul Avery | |
| Lucky You | Telephone Jack | Cameo | |
| Charlie Bartlett | Principal Nathan Gardner | ||
| 2008 | Iron Man | Tony Stark / Iron Man | |
| The Incredible Hulk | Uncredited cameo | ||
| Tropic Thunder | Kirk Lazarus | ||
| 2009 | The Soloist | Steve Lopez | |
| Sherlock Holmes | Sherlock Holmes | ||
| 2010 | Iron Man 2 | Tony Stark / Iron Man | |
| Love & Distrust | Rob | Segment: “Auto Motives” | |
| Due Date | Peter Highman | ||
| 2011 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | Sherlock Holmes | |
| 2012 | The Avengers | Tony Stark / Iron Man | |
| 2013 | Iron Man 3 | ||
| 2014 | The Judge | Hank Palmer | Also executive producer |
| Chef | Marvin | Cameo | |
| 2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | Tony Stark / Iron Man | |
| 2016 | The Nice Guys | Sid Shattuck | Uncredited cameo |
| Captain America: Civil War | Tony Stark / Iron Man | ||
| 2017 | Spider-Man: Homecoming | ||
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | ||
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame | ||
| 2020 | Dolittle | Dr. John Dolittle | Also executive producer |
| 2021 | Black Widow | Tony Stark / Iron Man | Completed |
| All-Star Weekend | Mexican Stranger | Completed |
Sound Track By Robert Downey
| 1992 | “Smile” | Chaplin OST | On The Futurist |
| 1993 | “The Star-Spangled Banner” | Heart and Souls OST | With B.B. King |
| 2000 | “White Christmas” | Ally McBeal: A Very Ally Christmas | With Vonda Shepard |
| 2000 | “River” | Ally McBeal: A Very Ally Christmas | |
| 2001 | “Every Breath You Take” | Ally McBeal: For Once, My Life Featuring Vonda Shepard | With Sting |
| 2001 | “Chances Are” | Ally McBeal: For Once, My Life Featuring Vonda Shepard | With Vonda Shepard |
| 2001 | “Snakes” | Ally McBeal: For Once, My Life Featuring Vonda Shepard | |
| 2003 | “In My Dreams” | The Singing Detective OST | |
| 2005 | “Broken” | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang OST | On The Futurist |
People Choice Award Robert Downey
| 2009 | Iron Man | Favorite Male Action Star | Nominated |
| Favorite Male Movie Star | Nominated | ||
| Favorite Superhero | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | Iron Man 2 | Favorite Actor Star | Nominated |
| Favorite Movie Actor | Nominated | ||
| Favorite On-Screen Team (with Don Cheadle) | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | The Avengers | Favorite Action Movie Star | Nominated |
| Favorite Movie Actor | Won | ||
| Favorite Movie Superhero | Won | ||
| 2014 | Iron Man 3 | Favorite Action Movie Actor | Won |
| Favorite Movie Actor | Nominated | ||
| Favorite Movie Duo (with Gwyneth Paltrow) | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | The Judge | Favorite Movie Actor | Won |
| 2016 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | Favorite Movie Actor | Nominated |
| Favorite Action Movie Actor | Nominated | ||
| 2017 | Captain America: Civil War | Favorite Movie Actor | Nominated |
| Favorite Action Movie Actor | Won | ||
| 2020 | Dolittle | Male Movie Star of 2020 | Nominated |
TEEN CHOICE AWARD ROBERT DOWNEY
| 2008 | Iron Man | Choice Movie Actor: Action | Nominated |
| 2009 | Tropic Thunder | Choice Movie: Hissy Fit | Nominated |
| 2010 | Sherlock Holmes | Choice Movie Actor: Action | Nominated |
| Iron Man 2 | Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi | Nominated | |
| Iron Man 2 | Choice Movie: Dance | Nominated | |
| Iron Man 2 | Choice Movie: Fight (with Don Cheadle) | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Due Date | Choice Movie Hissy Fit | Nominated |
| 2012 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | Choice Movie Actor: Action | Nominated |
| The Avengers | Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy | Nominated | |
| The Avengers | Choice Movie Summer Star: Male | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Iron Man 3 | Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy | Nominated |
| Iron Man 3 | Choice Movie Actor: Action | Won | |
| Iron Man 3 | Choice Movie: Chemistry (with) Don Cheadle) | Nominated | |
| 2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy | Nominated |
| 2016 | Captain America: Civil War | Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy | Nominated |
| Captain America: Civil War | Choice Movie: Chemistry with Paul Bettany, Chadwick Boseman, Scarlett Johansson Don Cheadle, | Nominated | |
| 2018 | Avenger: Infinity war | Choice Action moive Actor | Won |
| 2019 | Avenger: EndGame | Choice Action moive Actor | Won |
MORE FACTS ABOUT ROBERT DOWNEY JR.
Robert Downey has affair with the Hollywood actress “Sarah Jessica” Parker from 1984-91; After knowing he addicted to drugs and alcohol she break-up.
It was shocking news that He was introduced to drugs as a child by his father, who also drug-addicted, and they used to take drugs together.
Robert Downey is thankful to his wife Susan and gives credit to rescue him from drugs, alcohol, and the ‘bad lifestyle’.
He has done the movie of Woody Allen’s ‘Melinda and Melinda’ in the year 2005 but unfortunately left out of the project not get insurance on him.
The media revealed that Robert Downey was suffering from a disease called bipolar disorder, for a long period in his life.