Robert downey jr.
Born: April 4, 1965
Spouse: Deborah Falconer (divorced) and Susan Downey
Children: Indio Falconer Downey and Exton Elias Downey
Robert Downey Jr. is an American actor who is most famous for his roles in the Iron Man and Sherlock Holmes franchises and has achievement monumental popular and critical success. Downey made his film debut at the age of five in the film Pound. He dropped out of high school to pursue acting full time, and built a strong foundation for his career in the 1980's. In 1997, he was cast in the hit TV show Ally McBeal. However, during all this time Downey struggled with drug addiction, as he had been exposed to drugs at an early age by his father. Emerging clean and sober in 2003, he further advanced his film career with roles in Tropic Thunder, Iron Man, The Avengers, and Sherlock Holmes, and he is more poplar than ever. His next appearance will be in Iron Man 3, coming out on May 3rd.
Filmography:
2015 The Avengers 2 (announced)
Tony Stark (rumored) / Iron Man (rumored)
2014 The Judge (pre-production)
????/II Pinocchio (pre-production)
Gepetto (voice) (rumored)
2013 Iron Man 3
Tony Stark / Iron Man
2012 The Avengers
Tony Stark / Iron Man
2011 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Sherlock Holmes
2010 Due Date
Peter Highman
2010 Iron Man 2
Tony Stark
2009 Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
2009 The Soloist
Steve Lopez
2008 Tropic Thunder
Kirk Lazarus
2008 The Incredible Hulk
Tony Stark (uncredited)
2008 Iron Man
Tony Stark / Iron Man
2007 Charlie Bartlett
Nathan Gardner
2007 Lucky You
Telephone Jack
2007 Zodiac
Paul Avery
2006 Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
Lionel Sweeney
2006 A Scanner Darkly
James Barris
2006 The Shaggy Dog
Dr. Kozak
2006 A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Dito
2005 Good Night, and Good Luck.
Joe Wershba
2005 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Harry Lockhart
2005 Game 6
Steven Schwimmer
2004 Eros
Nick Penrose (segment "Equilibrium")
2003 Gothika
Pete Graham
2003 The Singing Detective
Dan Dark
2000 Wonder Boys
Terry Crabtree
1999/I Black and White
Terry Donager
1999 Bowfinger
Jerry Renfro
1999 Friends & Lovers
Hans
1999 In Dreams
Vivian Thompson
1998 U.S. Marshals
Special Agent John Royce
1998 The Gingerbread Man
Clyde Pell
1997 Hugo Pool
Franz Mazur
1997 Two Girls and a Guy
Blake
1997 One Night Stand
Charlie
1996 Danger Zone
Jim Scott
1995 Restoration
Robert Merivel
1995 Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree (TV short)
Mr. Willowby
1995 Home for the Holidays
Tommy Larson
1995 Richard III
Lord Rivers
1994 Only You
Peter Wright
1994 Natural Born Killers
Wayne Gale
1994 Hail Caesar
Jerry
1993 Short Cuts
Bill Bush
1993 Heart and Souls
Thomas Reilly
1992 Chaplin
Charles Spencer Chaplin
1991 Soapdish
David Seton Barnes
1990 Too Much Sun
Reed Richmond
1990 Air America
Billy
1989 Chances Are
Alex Finch
1989 True Believer
Roger Baron
1989 That's Adequate
Albert Einstein
1988 1969
Ralph Carr
1988 Rented Lips
Wolf Dangler
1988 Johnny Be Good
Leo Wiggins
1987 Less Than Zero
Julian
1987 The Pick-up Artist
Jack Jericho (as Robert Downey)
1986 America
Paulie Hackley
1986 Back to School
Derek Lutz
1985 Weird Science
Ian (as Robert Downey)
1985 Tuff Turf
Jimmy Parker (as Robert Downey)
1985 Deadwait (short)
1984 Firstborn
Lee
1983 Baby It's You
Stewart
1980 Up the Academy
Boy on Soccer Team (uncredited)
1972 Greaser's Palace (uncredited)
1970 Pound
Puppy (as Bob Downey)
Awards:
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Saturn Award: Best Actor for Iron Man and Heart and Souls
BAFTA/LA Britannia Award: Best Actor for Chaplin
Central Ohio Film Critics Association: Actor of the Year for Iron Man and Tropic Thunder
Chicago International Film Festival: Career Achievement Award
Golden Globe Award: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical for Sherlock Holmes and Best Ensemble Cast for Short Cuts
Hasty Pudding Theatricals Award: Man of the Year
Irish Film and Television Award: Best International Actor for Sherlock Holmes and Iron Man
L.A. Outfest Screen Idol Award: Male for Wonderboys
London Critics Circle Film Award: Actor of the Year for Chaplin
People’s Choice Award: Favorite Movie Actor and Favorite Movie Superhero
ShoWest Convention Award: Male Star of the Year
Sitges – Catalonian International Film Festival: Best Actor for The Singing Detective
Sundance Film Festival Award: Special Jury Prize for A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Venice Film Festival Award: Special Volpi Cup for Short Cuts
Spouse: Deborah Falconer (divorced) and Susan Downey
Children: Indio Falconer Downey and Exton Elias Downey
Robert Downey Jr. is an American actor who is most famous for his roles in the Iron Man and Sherlock Holmes franchises and has achievement monumental popular and critical success. Downey made his film debut at the age of five in the film Pound. He dropped out of high school to pursue acting full time, and built a strong foundation for his career in the 1980's. In 1997, he was cast in the hit TV show Ally McBeal. However, during all this time Downey struggled with drug addiction, as he had been exposed to drugs at an early age by his father. Emerging clean and sober in 2003, he further advanced his film career with roles in Tropic Thunder, Iron Man, The Avengers, and Sherlock Holmes, and he is more poplar than ever. His next appearance will be in Iron Man 3, coming out on May 3rd.
Filmography:
2015 The Avengers 2 (announced)
Tony Stark (rumored) / Iron Man (rumored)
2014 The Judge (pre-production)
????/II Pinocchio (pre-production)
Gepetto (voice) (rumored)
2013 Iron Man 3
Tony Stark / Iron Man
2012 The Avengers
Tony Stark / Iron Man
2011 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Sherlock Holmes
2010 Due Date
Peter Highman
2010 Iron Man 2
Tony Stark
2009 Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
2009 The Soloist
Steve Lopez
2008 Tropic Thunder
Kirk Lazarus
2008 The Incredible Hulk
Tony Stark (uncredited)
2008 Iron Man
Tony Stark / Iron Man
2007 Charlie Bartlett
Nathan Gardner
2007 Lucky You
Telephone Jack
2007 Zodiac
Paul Avery
2006 Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
Lionel Sweeney
2006 A Scanner Darkly
James Barris
2006 The Shaggy Dog
Dr. Kozak
2006 A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Dito
2005 Good Night, and Good Luck.
Joe Wershba
2005 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Harry Lockhart
2005 Game 6
Steven Schwimmer
2004 Eros
Nick Penrose (segment "Equilibrium")
2003 Gothika
Pete Graham
2003 The Singing Detective
Dan Dark
2000 Wonder Boys
Terry Crabtree
1999/I Black and White
Terry Donager
1999 Bowfinger
Jerry Renfro
1999 Friends & Lovers
Hans
1999 In Dreams
Vivian Thompson
1998 U.S. Marshals
Special Agent John Royce
1998 The Gingerbread Man
Clyde Pell
1997 Hugo Pool
Franz Mazur
1997 Two Girls and a Guy
Blake
1997 One Night Stand
Charlie
1996 Danger Zone
Jim Scott
1995 Restoration
Robert Merivel
1995 Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree (TV short)
Mr. Willowby
1995 Home for the Holidays
Tommy Larson
1995 Richard III
Lord Rivers
1994 Only You
Peter Wright
1994 Natural Born Killers
Wayne Gale
1994 Hail Caesar
Jerry
1993 Short Cuts
Bill Bush
1993 Heart and Souls
Thomas Reilly
1992 Chaplin
Charles Spencer Chaplin
1991 Soapdish
David Seton Barnes
1990 Too Much Sun
Reed Richmond
1990 Air America
Billy
1989 Chances Are
Alex Finch
1989 True Believer
Roger Baron
1989 That's Adequate
Albert Einstein
1988 1969
Ralph Carr
1988 Rented Lips
Wolf Dangler
1988 Johnny Be Good
Leo Wiggins
1987 Less Than Zero
Julian
1987 The Pick-up Artist
Jack Jericho (as Robert Downey)
1986 America
Paulie Hackley
1986 Back to School
Derek Lutz
1985 Weird Science
Ian (as Robert Downey)
1985 Tuff Turf
Jimmy Parker (as Robert Downey)
1985 Deadwait (short)
1984 Firstborn
Lee
1983 Baby It's You
Stewart
1980 Up the Academy
Boy on Soccer Team (uncredited)
1972 Greaser's Palace (uncredited)
1970 Pound
Puppy (as Bob Downey)
Awards:
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Saturn Award: Best Actor for Iron Man and Heart and Souls
BAFTA/LA Britannia Award: Best Actor for Chaplin
Central Ohio Film Critics Association: Actor of the Year for Iron Man and Tropic Thunder
Chicago International Film Festival: Career Achievement Award
Golden Globe Award: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical for Sherlock Holmes and Best Ensemble Cast for Short Cuts
Hasty Pudding Theatricals Award: Man of the Year
Irish Film and Television Award: Best International Actor for Sherlock Holmes and Iron Man
L.A. Outfest Screen Idol Award: Male for Wonderboys
London Critics Circle Film Award: Actor of the Year for Chaplin
People’s Choice Award: Favorite Movie Actor and Favorite Movie Superhero
ShoWest Convention Award: Male Star of the Year
Sitges – Catalonian International Film Festival: Best Actor for The Singing Detective
Sundance Film Festival Award: Special Jury Prize for A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Venice Film Festival Award: Special Volpi Cup for Short Cuts