Robert Downey Jr.

Known for ActingBorn 1965-04-04 (age 61)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.Read more

Movies & web series

Iron Man 3 Unmasked

The Frame

Voom Portraits

MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains

People's Choice Awards

Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude

Kids' Choice Awards

The True Story of...

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Endgame

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

The Age of A.I.

Oppenheimer

One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

The Avengers

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

Sweet Tooth

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

Iron Man

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming

The Chef Show

Marvel Studios Legends

Zodiac

The Twilight Zone

Captain America: Civil War

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Avengers: Age of Ultron

The Frank Skinner Show

The Judge

Marvel Studios Assembled

Perry Mason

Family Guy

Chaplin

Downey's Dream Cars

Sherlock Holmes

The Showbiz Show with David Spade

The Graham Norton Show

The Nice Guys

Chef

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

The Fantastic 4: First Steps

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman

Good Night, and Good Luck.