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Robert Downey Jr. was born in Manhattan, New York. He grew up in Greenwich Village. Robert Downey Jr. is an American Actor. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/robert-downey-jr-5102.php
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At the age of 5 he made his first film directed by his father in his film, Pound. At age 7, he made an appearance in the movie called Greaser’s Palace. In 1976, he attended the Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center in New York. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/robert-downey-jr-5102.php
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He made small appearances in Baby, It's You in 1983, Firstborn 1984, Weird Science 1985, and Back to School 1986. Then in 1987 he had his first leading role. A romantic-comedy, Pick-up Artist. https://www.biography.com/actor/robert-downey-jr
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An amazing time for Robert Downey Jr. was when he was nominated for an Academy Award (best actor) for his performance in the movie Chaplin in 1992. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000375/awards -
In 1996, Robert Downey Jr. was arrested multiple times for drug behavior. His first time was when police stopped him for speeding and found him with heroin and cocaine on him. In 1999, he was sentenced to 3 years in prison, 12 months later, he got paroled. He was arrested two more times within eight months before being sent to rehab for six months. https://dreamliferecovery.com/robert-downey-jr-s-heroic-recovery-from-addict-to-iron-man/
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He would now quit drugs forever and focus on his acting career. In 2003 he made a movie with Halle Berry named Gothika. He continued making more movies such as Good Night and Good Luck in 2005, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints in 2006, and Zodiac in 2007. https://www.biography.com/actor/robert-downey-jr
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He went on Oprah talking about how drugs affected his life. Oprah called him "The Comeback kid". Robert Downey Jr. says that its not hard to quit drugs, its just hard decide. https://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/the-comeback-kid/all
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He married Susan Levin (Susan Downey). Then later had 2 kids. Exton Elias Downey and Avri Roel Downey. https://doms2cents.com/robert-downey-and-susan-downey-separating-after-15-years-divorce-rumors-explained-and-are-they-true/
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Robert Downey Jr. played Tony Stark in Iron Man. One of his hit roles making him 500,000 dollars. Marvel continued Iron Man and making Robert Downey Jr. more and more money. https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3148568/12-richest-marvel-stars-ever-net-worths-ranked-scarlett#:~:text=Robert%20Downey%20Jr.%3A%20US%24300%20million&text=kicked%20off%20the%20MCU%20as,according%20to%20The%20Hollywood%20Reporter.
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