Robert Downey Jr.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1965-04-04
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Robert Downey Jr.
Biography
Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965), also known as RDJ, is an American actor. 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, Forbes listed him as Hollywood's highest-paid actor. He receives numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, Emmy Award, Golden Globe Awards, BAFTA Awards, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. At age five, Downey made his acting debut in his father Robert Downey Sr.'s 1970 film Pound. He subsequently worked with the Brat Pack in Weird Science (1985) and Less than Zero (1987) teen films. Downey's portrayal of Charlie Chaplin in the 1992 biopic Chaplin garnered 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 because completion bond companies would not insure him, 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). Downey gained global recognition for starring as Iron Man in ten Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films, from Iron Man (2008) to Avengers: Endgame (2019). 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 has also taken on dramatic parts in The Judge (2014) and Oppenheimer (2023), winning an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Lewis Strauss in the latter. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for playing multiple characters in the black comedy miniseries The Sympathizer (2024). He debuted on Broadway 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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Iron Man 2
Apr 28, 2010
America
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Short Cuts
Oct 01, 1993
Sherlock Holmes
Dec 23, 2009
Chances Are
Mar 10, 1989
The Incredible Hulk
Jun 12, 2008
Iron Man
Apr 30, 2008
The Shaggy Dog
Mar 09, 2006
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Sep 16, 2005
A Scanner Darkly
Jul 07, 2006
Zodiac
Mar 02, 2007
Lucky You
May 01, 2007
Chaplin
Dec 17, 1992
Wonder Boys
Feb 22, 2000
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Sep 14, 2005
The Singing Detective
Oct 24, 2003
Johnny Be Good
Mar 22, 1988
Gothika
Nov 21, 2003
Bowfinger
Aug 12, 1999
Tropic Thunder
Aug 09, 2008
Richard III
Dec 29, 1995
U.S. Marshals
Mar 06, 1998
Weird Science
Aug 01, 1985
True Believer
Feb 17, 1989
Air America
Aug 10, 1990
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Sep 29, 2006
The Avengers
Apr 25, 2012
Charlie Bartlett
Feb 22, 2008
Heart and Souls
Aug 13, 1993
Hugo Pool
Dec 12, 1997
Soapdish
May 31, 1991
Only You
Mar 04, 1994
Home for the Holidays
Nov 02, 1995
One Night Stand
Nov 14, 1997
Up the Academy
Jun 06, 1980
The Gingerbread Man
Jan 23, 1998
Eros
Dec 03, 2004
Less Than Zero
Nov 06, 1987
Tuff Turf
Jan 11, 1985
Restoration
Dec 29, 1995
Vertigo
In Dreams
Jan 15, 1999
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
Aug 26, 2008
Due Date
Nov 03, 2010
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Oct 01, 1987
Back to School
Jun 13, 1986
Black and White
Sep 04, 1999
The Pick-up Artist
Sep 18, 1987
The Soloist
Apr 24, 2009
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
Aug 30, 2006
1969
Aug 18, 1988
Love and Distrust
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Iron Man 3
Apr 18, 2013
Game 6
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Too Much Sun
Oct 10, 1990
Firstborn
Oct 26, 1984
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant
Sep 13, 2011
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Nov 22, 2011
Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight
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Whatever We Do
Jan 16, 2003
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
Jul 15, 2023
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
Jun 22, 2006
The Outsider
Dec 04, 2005
The Judge
Oct 08, 2014
Hail Caesar
May 11, 1994
The Route V50
Mar 01, 2004
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
Dec 06, 1995
Chef
May 08, 2014
Danger Zone
Aug 02, 1996
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Mar 18, 2014
Friends & Lovers
Apr 16, 1999
Phase 2 Tag Scenes: A Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two
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Baby It's You
Mar 04, 1983
"Sr."
Sep 02, 2022
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Apr 12, 1985
Captain America: Civil War
Apr 27, 2016
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!
Nov 04, 2014
Oppenheimer
Jul 19, 2023
Avengers: Infinity War
Apr 25, 2018
The Last Party
Aug 27, 1993
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
Jun 10, 2008
Greaser's Palace
Jul 31, 1972
I Am Steve McQueen
Jun 24, 2014
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Nov 19, 2022
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Apr 22, 2015
Two Girls and a Guy
Apr 24, 1998
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
Apr 23, 2024
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
May 19, 2007
The Nice Guys
May 15, 2016
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Jul 05, 2017
Pound
Aug 08, 1970
Avengers: Secret Wars
Dec 17, 2027
Avengers: Doomsday
Dec 18, 2026
Lethargy
Feb 02, 2002
Dolittle
Jan 02, 2020
I Am Iron Man
Sep 30, 2008
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
May 01, 2003
That's Adequate
Jan 20, 1989
All-Star Weekend
Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon
Jul 20, 2010
Voom Portraits
Oct 01, 2007
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
Mar 26, 1993
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
Dec 19, 2006
Pieta
Dec 01, 2001
Rented Lips
Oct 28, 1987
Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented
Mar 30, 2010
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry
Jun 12, 2012
Arrival
Jan 01, 1986
Avengers: Endgame
Apr 24, 2019
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
Jan 01, 1994
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Aug 30, 2020
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
Dec 20, 2019
Animal House: The Inside Story
Aug 13, 2008
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
Dec 01, 2020
A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming
Jun 03, 2017
Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude
Feb 01, 2024
The Hider
Last Party 2000
Nov 02, 2001
Iron Man 3 Unmasked
Aug 24, 2013
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special
May 14, 2024
Val
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Biography: Val Kilmer
Nov 17, 2004
Sherlock Holmes 3
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Jun 28, 2019
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales
Dec 19, 2006
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
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This Morning
Oct 03, 1988
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Sep 08, 2003
Family Guy
Jan 31, 1999
Ally McBeal
Sep 08, 1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jan 26, 2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Sep 05, 1988
The View
Aug 11, 1997
The Early Show
Nov 01, 1999
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
May 25, 1992
Finding Your Roots
Mar 24, 2012
Marvel Studios Assembled
Mar 12, 2021
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Sep 08, 2015
Late Night with David Letterman
Feb 01, 1982
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Sep 13, 1993
The Frank Skinner Show
Sep 10, 1995
The Oscars
Mar 19, 1953
The Sympathizer
Apr 14, 2024
GMTV
Jan 01, 1993
Downey's Dream Cars
Jun 22, 2023
Live from Studio Five
Sep 14, 2009
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
Marvel Studios Legends
Jan 08, 2021
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Feb 25, 2014
Kids' Choice Awards
Jan 18, 1987
Punk'd
Mar 17, 2003
The Graham Norton Show
Feb 22, 2007
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
Dec 10, 2019
Raw
Jan 11, 1993
Mussolini: The Untold Story
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Dec 31, 2023
The Reichen Show
Nov 11, 2005
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Feb 17, 2014
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Sep 17, 2005
Honest Trailers
Feb 13, 2012
The Frame
Apr 09, 2013
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Dec 21, 2014
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Feb 22, 2007
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Jun 13, 2014
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Jun 07, 2019
Entertainment Tonight
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Feb 06, 2014
American Masters
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The Oscars
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