
Robert Downey Jr.
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Biography
Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965), also known as RDJ, is an American actor. A son of a filmmaker, Robert Downey Sr and 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, he was listed by Forbes as Hollywood's highest-paid actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.
At the age of five, Downey made his acting debut in his father Robert Downey Sr.'s 1970 film Pound. He subsequently worked with the Brat Pack in the teen films Weird Science (1985) and Less than Zero (1987). Downey's portrayal of Charlie Chaplin in the 1992 biopic Chaplin earned 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, 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). 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 gained global recognition for starring as Iron Man in ten Marvel Cinematic Universe films, from Iron Man (2008) to Avengers: Endgame (2019).
Downey received acclaim for his role in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer (2023), winning an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Lewis Strauss. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for playing multiple characters in the black comedy miniseries The Sympathizer (2024). He made his Broadway debut that year, playing the title role in Ayad Akhtar's McNeal.
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Known For

Saturday Night Live

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Raw

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Oscars

The Graham Norton Show

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Entertainment Tonight

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

GMTV

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Early Show

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Honest Trailers

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Frank Skinner Show

Ally McBeal

Family Guy

Kids' Choice Awards

MTV Movie & TV Awards

Late Night with David Letterman

Finding Your Roots

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman

Loki

Marvel Studios Assembled

Marvel Studios Legends

Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways

The Chef Show

Spider-Man: Far From Home

The Incredible Hulk

The Nice Guys

Val

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Avengers: Doomsday

Baby It's You

Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

Deadpool & Wolverine

Pound

The Fantastic 4: First Steps

Chef

Weird Science

Mussolini: The Untold Story

Firstborn

Good Night, and Good Luck.

The Shaggy Dog

Wonder Boys

Oppenheimer

Zodiac

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

U.S. Marshals

Natural Born Killers

Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Less Than Zero

Soapdish

The Sympathizer

Home for the Holidays

Gothika

Tropic Thunder

Captain America: Civil War

The Outsider

Iron Man 2

Due Date

The Judge

The Avengers

Iron Man

Downey's Dream Cars

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Sherlock Holmes

Dolittle

Avengers: Secret Wars

I Am Iron Man

Iron Man 3

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Vertigo

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

1969

Avengers: Infinity War

The Singing Detective

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Avengers: Endgame
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