Robert John Downey- Biography, Net Worth: Movie, Career | IRON MAN

 “I don’t need an Iron Man suit. I’m already a weapon of mass seduction.” – Robert John Downey Jr.a

Who Is Robert Downey?

Robert John Downey Jr. is a remarkable American actor, producer, and singer. Yes, he is the Iron Man, Tony Stark! He made his first debut at the age of five, and now, he has evolved into the most respected actor in Hollywood. In 2008, he was named to the list of 100 most influential people in the world. From 2013 to 2015, he was listed as Hollywood’s highest-paid actor by Forbes. His net worth is estimated to be $300 million as his films grossed over $14.4 billion across the world. He is the second highest-grossing box-office star of all time.

Facts – Downey Jr. was once let out of rehab for a day to shoot a music video for Elton John.

Awards of Robert Downey Jr.

  • 1 BAFTA Award
  • 3 Golden Globe Awards
  • 2 MTV Movie Awards
  • 7 People’s Choice Awards
  • 4 Saturn Awards
  • 1 Screen Actors Guild Award

Robert John Downey Bio Net Worth 2020: Age, Height, Weight, Husband, Kids

Robert John Downey’s Biography

Real NameRobert John Downey Jr.
NicknameRJD, Bob, Bob Downey
ProfessionActor
Famous RoleChaplinIron Man Sherlock Holmes  

Physical Stats & More

Heightin centimeter – 174 cmin meters – 1.74 m
Weight (Approx)in kilograms – 78 kgin pounds – 172 lbs
Body Measurements-Chest: 43 inches-Waist: 32 inches -Biceps: 15 inches
Eye ColorDark Brown
Hair ColorDark Brown

Robert John Downey’s Personal Life

Date Of Birth4 April, 1965
Age (as in 2020)55 Years
Birth PlaceManhattan, New York, USA
Zodiac SignAries
NationalityAmerican
HometownGreenwich Village
SchoolSanta Monica High School
DebutFilm Pound (1970) TV Saturday Night Live  (SNL) Album The Futurist
FamilyFather Robert Downey Sr, (Actor) Mother  Elsie Ann (Actress) Sister Allyson
ReligionJewish

Girls Affairs & More

Marital StatusMarried
Affairs / GirlfriendJennifer Jason LeighSarah Jessica Parker (1984-1991) Winona Ryder (1988, Rumor) Deborah Falconer (1992-2001) Marisa Tomie (1994) Susan Downey
Wife/SpouseDeborah Falconer (m: 1992; div:2004)Susan Downey (m: 2005)
ChildrenSon Indio Son Exton Daughter Avri
Net Worth$ 300 million
Girls Affairs & More

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Downey opened his eyes on 4 April 1965, in Manhattan, New York. His father, Robert John Downey Sr. was a writer, director, and filmography. And, his mother was an actress. Being born in a family of stars, Downey Jr. and his sister, Allyson Downey, commenced soon appearing in films.

At the age of five, he made his debut as an actor in the film of absurd comedy named ‘Pound’ in 1970, directed by his father. Then,   at seven, he appeared in the surrealist Western Greaser’s Palace, in 1972. Plus, he studied classical ballet in England, when he was 10 years old. He went to the Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center in New York. After the divorce of his parents, his father and he went to California. But later on, in 1982, he dropped out of Saint Monica High School and decided to return to pursue his acting career full-time.

Facts – Robert’s first movie experience was in his father’s film ‘Pound’ when he was only 5.

His father, who was a drug addict, allowed Downey to use Marijuana at the age of six, making Downey a drug addict also. The drug use became an emotional bond between his dad and him. Later, during the 1980s, he was known by name of the ‘Brat Pack’ because of his first lead role in the film ‘The Pick-up Artist (1987).

Between 1996 and 2001, he was arrested several times on charges related to drugs including cocaine, heroin, and marijuana, failing drug tests, and went through many drug treatment programs unsuccessfully. After 5 years of substance abuse, rehab visits, and numerous incarcerations, he emerged clean and sober in 2003, to rebuild his career. He marked his debut into music this time, titled as ‘The Futurist’ on the Sony Classics Label on 23 November 2004. His close friend, Mel Gibson, helped him to return to the big screen when he paid Downey’s insurance bond for the 2003 film named as ‘The Singing Detective’. However, having received mixed reviews, he decided not to do another album, because he thought that the efforts that he made didn’t get compensated with the reviews, he got. In 2006, he returned to television where he did voice acting on Family Guy in the episode of ‘The Fat Guy Strangler’.

In 2008, his life came into the limelight when he was cast in the commercially most successful film ‘Iron Man and ‘Tropic Thunder’ in which he received around $585 million and $180 million respectively. In 2012, he reprised the role of Tony Stark in ‘The Avengers which was highly successful at the box office. He continued his roles in Iron Man 3 (2013), the whole series of Avengers (2015, 2018, 2019), Captain America: Civil War (2016), and Spider-man: Homecoming (2017). In addition to this, he also hosted ‘The Age of A.I’, YouTube documentary series in 2019.

Many people ask, Is Robert Downey jr done as Iron ManI think this is a funny question.  But, yes Robert Downey jr did the character of Iron Man.

Facts – Downey Jr. once dated actress Sarah Jessica Parker.

List of Famous Works Of Robert John Downey :

Charlie Chaplin (1992) –  Yes, he was the one who portrayed the role of Chaplin with perfection and accuracy. The movie is a biography of Charlie Chaplin which narrates his rise to wealth and comedic fame from poverty.

Zodiac (2007) – This movie focuses on a series of murders in the San Francisco Bay Area and portrays how stress, tension, frustration, and fascination play upon the lives of the Police Inspectors. RDJ is one of the Police inspectors, who tries to track down the Zodiac Killer, an unknown individual who terrorizes the city with a killing spree.

Tropic Thunder (2008) – Action movie based on the Vietnam War. RDJ plays the role of a soldier, a mistaken identity, who is forced to become one when they get attacked by a gang of a poppy-growing local drug dealer.

Iron Man (2008)- A famous Marvel film, in which Robert Downey (RDJ) played the role of Tony Stark or Iron Man. He uses the Iron Man suit to save the world from evil forces.

Sherlock Holmes (2009) – It’s a novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle which was later transformed into a novel. The movie depicts the struggles of detective Sherlock Holmes, played by RDJ.

Avengers (2012) – This film had Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Black Widow, and Hulk, who all came up together under the leadership of S.H.I.E.L.D. Their goal is to defeat Thor’s evil brother Loki, who has got a hold over the powerful Tesseract Cube.

Avengers: Infinity War (2018) – A Marvel superhero film where everybody gears up to fight against Thanos. This new villain hopes to use the six Infinity stones to rearrange reality. So, all heroes decide to collect them first and set them all. They do this by splitting into teams and setting out for success.

Avengers: Endgame (2019) – This movie was a spoiler alert. Here, RDJ reprises his role as Iron Man for one final time, closing the era in superhero history. The Gang fails in Infinity War, and Thanos wipes out half of humanity with the help of the Infinity Stone. Hence, all superheroes learn that there might be a way to reverse time, to get back the opportunity! This was the highest-grossing film up to $2.7 billion in the box office leaving spectators contented.

Facts – Following being cast as Tony Stark in ‘Iron Man,’ Downey Jr. rose to the ranks of Hollywood’s megastars.

List Of Robert John Downey’s Movie

  1. Restoration (1995)
  2. One Night Stand (1997)
  3. The Gingerbread (1998)
  4. In Dreams (1999)
  5. True Believer (1989)
  6. Tuff Turf (1985)
  7. Fur (2006)
  8. Richard III (1995)
  9. Two Girls and a guy (1998)
  10. Home for the Holidays (1995)
  11. A guide to Recognizing (2006)
  12. Short Cuts (1993)
  13. Johny be Goods (1988)
  14. Soapdish (1991)
  15. Chances Are (1989)
  16. Charlie Bartlett (2007)
  17. Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)
  18. Back to School (1986)
  19. Wonder Boys (2000)
  20. Heart and Souls (1993)
  21. Air America (1990)
  22. A Scanner Darkly (2006)
  23. The Pick-up Artist (1987)
  24. Only You (1994)
  25. The Singing Detective (2003)
  26. Chef  (2014)
  27. U.S. Marshals (1998)
  28. Gothika (2003)
  29. Natural Born Killers (1994)
  30. The Soloist (2009)
  31. Weird Science  (1985)
  32. Less Than Zero (1987)
  33. Due Date (2010)
  34. Sherlock Holmes 2 (2011)
  35. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
  36. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
  37. The Judge (2014)
  38. Black Widow 2020
  39. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
  40. Zodiac (2007)
  41. Captain America: Civil War (2016)
  42. Iron Man 2 (2010
  43. Iron Man 3 (2013)
  44. Chaplin (1992)
  45. Dolittle (2020)
  46. Sherlock Holmes (2009)
  47. Tropic Thunder (2008)
  48. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
  49. Avengers: Endgame (2019)
  50. Iron Man (2008)

His’s upcoming movies

Sherlock Holmes 3 (2021)

More Facts About His’s Career

From 1983-1986, Downey did an off-Broadway musical ‘American Passion (1983)’ and he was cast to be a part of ‘Saturday Night Live (1985)’. He also performed ‘In Turf Turf (1985)’, John Hughes’s sci-fi comedy ‘Weird Science (1985)’ and ‘Pretty in Pink (1986)’.

Downey performed his first role in ‘The Pick-up Artist’ in 1987 and he also performed in ‘Less Than Zero’ in 1987, in which He played the role of a drug-addicted rich young boy in the film. After that people started to recognize me as a member of ‘The brat Pack.

In 1989, Dowrey did a romantic comedy movie called ‘Chances Are. Cybill Shepherd, Ryan O’Neal, and Mary Stuart Masterson also starred in this movie. He also did “Air America movie in 1990”. In this film, he starred with Mel Gibson and ‘Soapdish with Sally Field.

Downey did the most famous role of his lifetime in Richard Attenborough’s ‘Chaplin’ in 1992. He played the role of ‘Charlie Chaplin in the movie and prepared extensively for his role and won an Oscar nomination and a BAFTA Award for it.

From 1993-1999, he performed in commercial movies like: ‘Heart and Souls (1993)’, ‘Shortcuts (1993)’, ‘Only You (1994)’, ‘Natural Born Killers (1994)’, ‘Restoration (1995)’, ‘Richard III (1995)’, ‘Two Girls and a Guy (1998)’ and ‘Black and White (1999)’.

Downey did a movie ‘In Dreams’ in 1999 in which he performed the role of a psychological thriller. in this movie, he starred with Annette Bening. You know one thing. In dreams is the last movie of Downey and he performed in this movie to go before to go California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison to serve his drug charges.

In 2000, He was released from jail. after this, he started the cast of an American legal comedy-drama television series called ‘Ally McBeal’. He was nominated for an Emmy Award and won a Golden Globe in the category of Best Supporting Actor in a mini-series.

He lip-synced Elton John’s ‘I Want Love’ for his video directed by Sam Taylor-Wood in 2001. The following year, he got the lead role in Sing the Singing Detective, with the help of Mel Gibson, who paid off his insurance bond.

In 2003, Downey and Halle Berry performed a movie supernatural thriller ‘Gothika’. This movie was directed by Mathieu Kassovitz. Here is the interesting thing about Downey is, They withheld 40 percent of Downey’s salary for sure that Downey’s behavior did not hamper movie production.

Downey performed a leading and supporting role in the ‘Good Night and Good Luck movie.

At the same time, He performed in a commercial movie that made him famous in the industry. He did ‘Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) which was a crime-comedy starring movie. He also worked in ‘The Shaggy Dog (2006)’ and ‘The Zodiac (2007)’.

In 2008, Downey did the movie ‘Tropic Thunder, which was a blockbuster movie. In this movie, he starred with Ben Stiller and Justin Theroux. The most famous role did by Downey is “Iron Man”, which is the quirky role of ‘Tony Stark’.

He did a drama movie ‘The Soloist’ in 2009 with Jamie Fox. This movie was based on a book by Steve Lopez. He also performed in the British-American action mystery film, ‘Sherlock Holmes,

Downey releases the sequel of Iron Man, which is Iron Man 2 in 2010. Downey did many movies for Marvel studio’s film project. This movie was released in 54 countries. This movie grossed 623.9 million US dollars.

‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, the second part of Sherlock Holmes (2009)’ is released in 2011. In this movie, he stars with Jarred Harris. This movie did not earn much.

In 2012, The best and most superhit movie ‘The Avengers’ a superhero film was released. This movie was the most famous and people liked this movie too much. This movie was based on the Marvel Comics superhero team, and Downey performed the same role as “Iron Man”.

In 2013, The sequel of Iron Man, “Iron Man 3” was released. He starred in the movie along with Gwyneth Paltrow, Rebecca Hall, etc.

In 2014, Dowrey did the movie “The Judge”. This movie is an American legal drama, directed by David Dobkin.

In 2015, He performed in “Avengers: Age of Ultron”. This movie is the sequel, Avengers. He performed in this movie with the superhero team. As I told you, the Avengers series is the most famous and popular series all over the world.

In 2016, Downey performed the side role in “Captain America: Civil War”. This is the sequel to “Captain America”.

In 2017, the Movie “Spider-Man: Homecoming” is released. Downey also performed in this movie in a side role.

In 2018, The next part of Avengers was released, “Avengers: Infinity War”. This movie was the saddest part and many people got sad watching this movie. Because many famous characters were dead in this part.

In 2019, The final part of avengers was released, “Avengers: Endgame”. This was the end of the avenger series. In this part, the Iron mind character dies. This was the most emotional part of the avenger series.

In 2020, Downey did the movie “Do-little”. This is a fantasy comedy-adventure film, directed by “Stephen Gaghan”.

Facts – Due to his prior criminal record, Robert had trouble entering some countries to promote ‘Iron Man’ including Japan.

Things to Know About Robert John Downey’s Family

On 29 May 1992, Robert John Downey got married to Deborah Falconer, who was an actress and a singer. They gave birth to a son, Indio Falconer Downey, whom she took with her when she divorced Robert because of the ongoing trips to rehab and jail in 2004.

After that, he got married to Susan Levin, who is an Executive Vice President of Production at Joel Silver’s film company. Now, they have one son, Exton Elias, and one daughter, Avri Roel.  Currently, the couple resides in the late 19th-century Windmill Folly which is set in Hamptons.

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Talking about his Net Worth:

His films are sold in billions worldwide. Today Robert Frankney Jr. has grossed a cheap net of $300 million and is ranked as one of the highest-paid actors worldwide.

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This person is not an idiot, The whole world knows this person and loves him. His character Iron Man is my favorite Character. The way he lives and the way he acts, I love this. I think He is the heart of the Avengers series. What do you think about this plz tell me in the comments?

Who is Robert Downey jr?

Robert John Downey Jr. is a remarkable American actor, producer, and singer. Yes, he is the Iron Man, Tony Stark! 

Robert Downey jr Height?

1.74 m

Robert Downey jr Wife?

Deborah Falconer (1992-2001)

Susan Downey (2005)

Robert Downey jr Kids?

Son – Exton Elias

Daughter – Avri Roel

Who plays Iron man?

Robert Downey jr is not an idiot, The whole world knows this person and loves him. His character Iron Man is my favorite Character. The way he lives and the way he acts, I love this. I think He is the heart of the Avengers series. What do you think about this plz tell me in the comments?

Robert Downey jr. Age

56 years (4 April 1965)

Robert Downey jr Prison?

In dreams is the last movie of Downey and he performed in this movie to go before to go California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison to serve his drug charges. In 2000, He was released from jail. after this, he started the cast of an American legal comedy-drama television series called ‘Ally McBeal’.

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