Biography
Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1966) is an American actor and producer. His career has been characterized by critical and popular success in his youth, followed by a period of substance abuse and legal troubles, before a resurgence of commercial success later in his career. In 2008, Downey was named by Time magazine among the 100 most influential people in the world, and from 2013 to 2015, he was listed by Forbes as Hollywood's highest-paid actor.
At the age of five, he made his acting debut in his father Robert Downey Sr.'s film Pound in 1970. He subsequently worked with the Brat Pack in the teen films Weird Science (1985) and Less than Zero (1987). In 1992, Downey portrayed the title character in the biopic Chaplin, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and won a BAFTA Award. Following a stint at the Corcoran Substance Abuse Treatment Facility on drug charges, he joined the TV series Ally McBeal, for which he won a Golden Globe Award. He was fired from the show in the wake of drug charges in 2000 and 2001. He stayed in a court-ordered drug treatment program and has maintained his sobriety since 2003.
Initially, completion bond companies would not insure Downey, until Mel Gibson paid the insurance bond for the 2003 film The Singing Detective. He went on to star in the black comedy Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), the thriller Zodiac (2007), and the action comedy Tropic Thunder (2008); for the latter, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Downey gained global recognition for starring as Tony Stark / Iron Man in ten films within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with Iron Man (2008), and leading up to Avengers: Endgame (2019). He has also played the title character in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes (2009), which earned him his second Golden Globe, and its sequel, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011).
In 2024 he won his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor thanks to his work in "Oppenheimer."
Filmography
all 179
Movies 129
self 65
TV Shows 50
Producer 8
Narrator 2
Voice 2
Director 1
The Sympathizer (2024)
The 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2024)
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter (2023)
Oppenheimer (2023)
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer (2023)
Downey's Dream Cars (2023)
Jeremy Renner: The Diane Sawyer Interview - A Story of Terror, Survival and Triumph (2023)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2022)
Sr. (2022)
Downey's Dream Cars (2022)
Mel Gibson: A Tormented Soul (2022)
Loki (2021)
Sweet Tooth (2021)
Marvel Studios Assembled (2021)
Marvel Studios Legends (2021)
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains (2020)
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King (2020)
Perry Mason (2020)
Dolittle (2020)
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee (2019)
The Age of A.I (2019)
The Age of A.I. (2019)
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways (2019)
The Chef Show (2019)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman (2018)
La petite histoire des super héros (2017)
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
The Nice Guys (2016)
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Phase 2 Tag Scenes: A Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two (2015)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014)
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop! (2014)
The Judge (2014)
I Am Steve McQueen (2014)
Sock or Hat? (2014)
Chef (2014)
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe (2014)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Off Camera with Sam Jones (2014)
Iron Man 3 (2013)
The Frame (2013)
The Avengers: Assembling the Ultimate Team (2012)
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry (2012)
The Avengers (2012)
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows: Moriarty's Master Plan Unleashed (2012)
Finding Your Roots (2012)
Honest Trailers (2012)
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant (2011)
Due Date (2010)
Love and Distrust (2010)
Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon (2010)
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)
Iron Man 2 (2010)
Stark Expo Shorts (2010)
Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented (2010)
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Live from Studio Five (2009)
The Soloist (2009)
I Am Iron Man (2008)
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness (2008)
Animal House: The Inside Story (2008)
Tropic Thunder (2008)
The Incredible Hulk (2008)
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound (2008)
Iron Man (2008)
Charlie Bartlett (2008)
Voom Portraits (2007)
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens (2007)
Lucky You (2007)
Zodiac (2007)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly' (2006)
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow (2006)
Game 6 (2006)
The Shaggy Dog (2006)
The Outsider (2005)
The Reichen Show (2005)
The Showbiz Show with David Spade (2005)
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
Eros (2004)
Equilibrium (2004)
The Route V50 (2004)
Gothika (2003)
The Singing Detective (2003)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2003)
Punk'd (2003)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
Whatever We Do (2003)
Hollywood Celebrates Denzel Washington: An American Cinematheque Tribute (2003)
Lethargy (2002)
Movie House (2002)
Pieta (2001)
Auto Motives (2000)
Wonder Boys (2000)
The Early Show (1999)
Black and White (1999)
Bowfinger (1999)
Friends & Lovers (1999)
Family Guy (1999)
In Dreams (1999)
U.S. Marshals (1998)
The Gingerbread Man (1998)
Hugo Pool (1997)
One Night Stand (1997)
Ally McBeal (1997)
Two Girls and a Guy (1997)
The View (1997)
Danger Zone (1996)
Restoration (1995)
Richard III (1995)
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree (1995)
Home for the Holidays (1995)
The Frank Skinner Show (1995)
Natural Born Killers (1994)
Hail Caesar (1994)
Only You (1994)
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue! (1994)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
Short Cuts (1993)
The Last Party (1993)
Heart and Souls (1993)
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country (1993)
WWE Raw (1993)
GMTV (1993)
Chaplin (1992)
MTV Movie & TV Awards (1992)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
Soapdish (1991)
Too Much Sun (1990)
Air America (1990)
Chances Are (1989)
True Believer (1989)
That's Adequate (1989)
This Morning (1988)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
1969 (1988)
Johnny Be Good (1988)
Less Than Zero (1987)
Rented Lips (1987)
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987)
The Pick-up Artist (1987)
Kids' Choice Awards (1987)
America (1986)
American Masters (1986)
Back to School (1986)
Arrival (1986)
Mussolini: The Untold Story (1985)
The Twilight Zone (1985)
Weird Science (1985)
Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)
Tuff Turf (1985)
Firstborn (1984)
Baby It's You (1983)
Late Night with David Letterman (1982)
Up the Academy (1980)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight (1975)
Greaser's Palace (1972)
Pound (1970)
The Oscars (1953)
Sherlock Holmes 3
All-Star Weekend
Untitled Richard Linklater John Brinkley Project
Helltown
Vertigo
Play Dirty
A Head Full of Ghosts
Ratings
Gallery
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1965-04-04
Deathday2028-09-09 (63 years old)
Birth NameRobert John Downey Jr.
Birth PlaceManhattan, United States of America
ReligionJudaism
Net Worth$300 Million
RelationshipsDeborah Falconer (1992-05-29 - 2004-04-26), Sarah Jessica Parker (1984-01-01 - 1991-01-01)
SpouseSusan Downey
ChildrenIndio Downey
FatherRobert Downey Sr.
MotherElsie Downey
SiblingsAllyson Downey
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesMalibu, United States of America
Also Known AsBob Downey, روبرت داوني جونير, 로버트 다우니 주니어, ロバート・ダウニー・Jr, Роберт Дауни-младший, Роберт Дауни мл., รอเบิร์ต ดาวนีย์ จูเนียร์, Роберт Дауні-молодший, RDJ, Ρόμπερτ Ντάουνι Τζούνιορ, রবার্ট ডাউনি জুনিয়র, رابرت داونی جونیور, 小罗伯特·唐尼, Роберт Дауни-мл., רוברט דאוני ג'וניור
AwardsScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series, Saturn Award for the Best Actor, Disney Legends, Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award, California Hall of Fame, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, MTV Movie & TV Awards, Saturn Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Golden Globe Award
This article uses material from Wikipedia.
- Robert Downey Jr.
- Filmography
- Information
- Related Persons