The son of an underground filmmaker, Robert Downey Jr. was born in New York City on April 4, 1965. His first film role was as a puppy in his father's film Pound (1970).After a series of memorable supporting roles -- including one in Weird Science (1985) -- Downey joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live" for one season. Soon, he moved to Hollywood and landed the title role in director James Toback's The Pick-Up Artist (1987). His role as a drug addict that same year in Less Than Zero eerily foreshadowed Downey's personal demons that would haunt him later in life.
With great ease, Downey manages to move from comedic roles (Soapdish, Home for the Holidays and Wonder Boys) to dramas (Short Cuts and The Gingerbread Man) to the outright bizarre (Natural Born Killers and Gothika). He earned his first Best Actor Oscar nomination for a note-perfect portrayal of Charlie Chaplin in 1992's Chaplin. Sixteen years later, he got his second Oscar nod for his role playing a black man in the comedy Tropic Thunder.
AddThe SoloistThis true-life drama tells the poignant tale of Los Angeles newspaper reporter Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.), who discovers brilliant street musician Nathaniel Ayers (Jamie Foxx), and the unique friendship that transforms both their lives. In helping his new friend deal with his demons, Steve ends... Read More
AddIron ManAfter escaping from kidnappers using makeshift power armor, an ultrarich inventor and weapons maker (Robert Downey Jr.) turns his creation into a force for good by using it to fight crime. But his skills are stretched to the limit when he must face the evil Iron Monger. Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges... Read More
AddA Guide to Recognizing Your SaintsRobert Downey Jr. stars in director Dito Montiel's autobiographical coming-of-age drama set in blue-collar Queens, N.Y. While his young friends all seem to end up as junkies, inmates or corpses, Dito (Downey) miraculously escapes the same fate. He attributes that to divine intervention from a group... Read More
AddHeart and SoulsHollow-hearted yuppie Robert Downey Jr. gets hot-wired to the ghosts of four people who died as he was being born. Their time in limbo is drawing to a close, just when his girlfriend (Elisabeth Shue) grows tired of his commitment phobia. To fend off being dumped, Downey must help the phantasmic four... Read More
AddChaplin: The MovieThrough flashbacks and other nonlinear devices, director Richard Attenborough recounts comic icon Charlie Chaplin's (Robert Downey Jr.) poignant journey through triumph, failure, infamy and government persecution. The large cast of characters includes George Hayden (Anthony Hopkins), Douglas... Read More
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