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Born as Robert John Elias, Jr. in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, NY to Elsie Ford and stepfather, Robert Downey, Sr.
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Makes film debut as Puppy in Pound
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From 1948 to 1991 R.D.Jr dates with Sarah.
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For one year, joins the cast of SNL
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Plays Ian in Weird Science.
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Plays Jack Jericho in The Pick-Up Artist.
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Plays the drug addict, Julian Wells, in Less than Zero.
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Plays Billy Covington Air America, with Mel Gibson.
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In 1992 R.D.Jr marries Deborah Falconer, in 2001 she files dor divorce. In 2004 he divorces form her.
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Plays Charlie Chaplin in Chaplin.
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Indio Downey, is his first son. His mother is Deborah Falconer
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Wins an Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in Chaplin, with Anthony Hopkins, Dan Aykroyd, David Duchovny, and Milla Jovovich.
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Plays Wayne Gale in Natural Born Killers, with Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, and Rodney Dangerfield.
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Pulled over by cops and is charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm (.357 Magnum revolver), Drug (Mexican Black Tar heroin, crack, cocaine) Possession, and Driving While Intoxicated.
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In July of 1996, he's ordered to go to the Exodus Recovery Center.Some days after he Escapes Exodus Recovery Center. Is arrestested.
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Downey casually walks into a Malibu, California home and takes a nap in a child's bed. Is arrested for trespassing. He swears that his limo driver dropped him off at the wrong place.
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Malibu Municipal Judge Lawrence Mira sentences Downey to three years probation for drugs and weapons charges, with this departing message for Downey, "If you've ever had a chance here to deal with this problem and maintain your sobriety, this is the chance to do it. I wish you good luck. You've made a good start."
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Hosts Saturday Night Live.
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Violates probation and Malibu Municipal Judge Lawrence Mira gives him six months in jail.
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Plays Special Agent John Royce in U.S. Marshals, with Tommy Lee Jones and Wesley Snipes.
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Returns to Corcoran State Prison for parole violation, this time getting three years.
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Due to a court sentencing error made by his trial judge back in July 1999, a California state appellate court orders Downey released.
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Plays Terry Crabtree in Wonder Boys.
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In Palm Springs, California, he is arrested for cocaine and Valium possession .
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Gets a Golden Globe for work on Ally McBeal.
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Plays Pete Graham in Gothika, with Halle Berry and Penelope Cruz.
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Releases his debut album The Futurist.
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Downey returns to superstardom with the comic book blockbuster, Iron Man, which rakes in $98 million during its opening weekend.
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The actor takes a risk, donning "black face" for his role in Tropic Thunder, which earns him his second Oscar nomination.
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Downey teams up with director Guy Ritchie and Jude Law for another epic blockbuster: Sherlock Holmes. "[It's] pretty miraculous," he says of his career resurgence.
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In January 2010, the film Sherlock Holmes earns Downey Jr. a Golden Globe for best comedic actor.
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Downey reprises his superhero role for Iron Man 2, which tops the box office opening weekend with $128 million. "The last time around, Tony Stark was a significantly cooler version of me," he tells EW of the blockbuster sequel. "In a way, my calling in this one was to bring more of myself into it and more of my character defects."
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February 7, 2012 Downey and his wife of nearly seven years, Susan, welcome their first child together, a son named Exton Elias. The baby boy joins big brother, 18-year-old Indio, Downey's son from his first marriage.
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Downey reprises his Iron Man role in The Avengers, which reunites the actor with Scarlett Johansson. The film, co-starring Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner and Chris Hemsworth, smashes the domestic box office record with a $200.3 million debut.
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Downey Jr. slips back into the iron suit one more time for Iron Man 3, in which Tony Stark takes on the Mandarin (Ben Kingsley). Following the success of The Avengers, the three-quel proves to be the biggest hit of the Iron Man franchise, opening at No. 1 and raking in over $170 million, while the actor himself takes home a $50 million payday for the flick.
