Robert Downey Jr.
Robert John Downey Jr born April 4 1965 is an American actor His films as a leading actor have grossed over 143 billion worldwide making him one of the highestgrossing actors of all time Downey was the highestpaid 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 Srs 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 drugrelated arrests he entered a courtordered 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 Nolans 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 Akhtars 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 jazzpop 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 cofounded 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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