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Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr.

Actor · b. 1965 · New York City, New York, USA

Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American actor. His films as a leading actor have grossed over $14.3 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. Downey was the highest-paid actor in the world annually from 2013 to 2015. Known for his versatility across roles, he is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Daytime Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and two British Academy Film Awards. At the age of five, Downey made his acting debut in his father, Robert Downey Sr.'s, film Pound (1970). He rose to prominence by working with the Brat Pack for the teen films Weird Science (1985) and Less than Zero (1987). His portrayal of Charlie Chaplin in the biopic Chaplin (1992) earned him the BAFTA Award for Best Actor and an Academy Award nomination. After spending less than a year at a treatment facility on drug charges, Downey joined the television series Ally McBeal in 2000, earning a Golden Globe for his performance. Dismissed from the show in 2001 following further drug-related arrests, he entered a court-ordered rehabilitation program and has remained sober since 2003. After Mel Gibson paid his insurance bond, Downey made his film comeback with The Singing Detective (2003). He gained global recognition for starring as Iron Man in ten Marvel Cinematic Universe films, from Iron Man (2008) to Avengers: Endgame (2019). Downey starred as the titular detective in Sherlock Holmes (2009), which earned him a Golden Globe. His portrayal of bureaucrat Lewis Strauss in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer (2023) won him the Academy Award, Golden Globe, and BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 2024, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for the miniseries The Sympathizer. He made his Broadway debut in the title role of Ayad Akhtar's McNeal. Time named Downey one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2008, and Forbes featured him on the Celebrity 100 in 2013 and 2014. He has pursued music, releasing the jazz-pop album The Futurist (2004), which charted on the US Billboard 200. Divorced from singer Deborah Falconer, Downey has been married to film producer Susan Levin since 2005; they co-founded the production company Team Downey. Downey has three children: one with Falconer and two with Levin. In 2025, he was named one of the greatest film actors of the 21st century by The Independent. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Downey Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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    Avengers: Infinity War

    2018 · 32K votes

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    Avengers: Endgame

    2019 · 28K votes

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    The Avengers

    2012 · 39K votes

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    Oppenheimer

    2023 · 12K votes

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    2017 · 23K votes

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    Avengers: Age of Ultron

    2015 · 25K votes

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    Iron Man

    2008 · 28K votes

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    Iron Man 2

    2010 · 22K votes

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    The Incredible Hulk

    2008 · 13K votes

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    Iron Man 3

    2013 · 23K votes

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    Zodiac

    2007 · 11K votes

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    The Nice Guys

    2016 · 8.9K votes

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    2009 · 15K votes

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    Tropic Thunder

    2008 · 7.2K votes

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    2020 · 4K votes

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    The Judge

    2014 · 4.5K votes

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    Due Date

    2010 · 6K votes

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    1994 · 3.9K votes

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    U.S. Marshals

    1998 · 1.9K votes

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    Family Guy

    1999 · 5.1K votes

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    The Daily Show

    1996 · 660 votes

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    Raw

    1993 · 374 votes

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    The View

    1997 · 113 votes

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    Saturday Night Live

    1975 · 527 votes

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    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    2003 · 217 votes

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    The Graham Norton Show

    2007 · 290 votes

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    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    1988 · 51 votes

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    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    2003 · 179 votes

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    GMTV

    1993 · 14 votes

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    The Reichen Show

    2005 · 5 votes

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    The Oscars

    1953 · 84 votes

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    Finding Your Roots

    2012 · 20 votes

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    Punk'd

    2003 · 103 votes

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    Ally McBeal

    1997 · 383 votes