Robert John Downey, Jr. is an American actor known for playing Tony Stark/Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films.
He is also best known for his roles as Charlie Chaplin in the biographical comedy-drama film, Chaplin, and Kirk Lazarus in the action comedy film, Tropic Thunder, for which he received nominations for an Academy Award for Best Actor for Chaplin and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Tropic Thunder, respectively; and as the titular character in Guy Ritchie's mystery period action film, Sherlock Holmes and its sequel Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.
For much of his early career, Downey's Jr. was severely troubled with serious substance abuse issues that forced him to jail and drug rehabilitation, which ultimately proved successful in turning his life around. However, his professional reputation fell because of these mistakes and getting new roles was a dispiriting struggle for some time. However, the producers of the first Iron Man, were convinced that he would be perfect as the title character not only for his considerable talent, but also that Tony Stark also had struggled with substance-abuse issues of his own in the comic books, namely alcoholism. As such, Downey Jr. was cast and went on to outstanding success.
He also portrayed Mr. Willowby in the 1995 Christmas special, Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree and Dr. Kozak in the 2006 adaptation of The Shaggy Dog.
Disney Roles[]
(The Adventures of Cars franchise)
Trivia[]
- Downey Jr. was uncredited for his cameo in The Incredible Hulk.
- Downey Jr. has stated Guardians of the Galaxy is the best Marvel movie ever.
- He was offered for the role of Oz in the 2013 film, Oz the Great and Powerful, but he was not interested in playing the character.
- He stated in his Disney Legends speech that he was once arrested at Disneyland.
- He has said that he is done playing Iron Man and is never returning to the MCU.
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