1965-04-04 ( 60 years old ) in New York City, New York, USA
Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965), also known as RDJ, is an American actor. His films as a leading actor have grossed over $14 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. In 2008, Downey was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. From 2013 to 2015, Forbes listed him as Hollywood's highest-paid actor. His accolades include a Golden Globe Award, BAFTA Award, Academy Award, and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
At age five, Downey made his acting debut in his father Robert Downey Sr.'s 1970 film Pound. He subsequently worked with the Brat Pack in Weird Science (1985) and Less than Zero (1987) teen films. Downey's portrayal of Charlie Chaplin in the 1992 biopic Chaplin garnered him a BAFTA Award for Best Actor and his first Academy Award nomination. Following a stint at the Corcoran Substance Abuse Treatment Facility on drug charges, he joined the TV series Ally McBeal in 2000 and won a Golden Globe Award for the role. Downey was fired from the show in 2001 in the wake of additional drug charges. He stayed in a court-ordered drug treatment program and has maintained his sobriety since 2003.
Downey made his acting comeback in the 2003 film The Singing Detective, after Mel Gibson paid his insurance bond because completion bond companies would not insure him, and went on to star in the black comedy Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), the thriller Zodiac (2007) and the action comedy Tropic Thunder (2008). Downey gained global recognition for starring as Iron Man in ten Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films, from Iron Man (2008) to Avengers: Endgame (2019). He also played Sherlock Holmes in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes (2009), which earned him his second Golden Globe, and in its 2011 sequel.
Downey has also taken on dramatic parts in The Judge (2014) and Oppenheimer (2023), winning an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Lewis Strauss in the latter. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for playing multiple characters in the black comedy miniseries The Sympathizer (2024). He debuted on Broadway that year, playing the title role in Ayad Akhtar's McNeal.
Movies
Avengers: Secret Wars
2027-05-05
Avengers: Doomsday
2026-04-29
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
2024-04-23
Robert Downey Jr.: High Altitude
2024-02-01
Oppenheimer
2023-07-19
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
2023-07-15
"Sr."
2022-09-02
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020-08-30
Dolittle
2020-01-02
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
2019-12-20
The Age of A.I
2019-12-19
Spider-Man: Far From Home
2019-06-28
Avengers: Endgame
2019-04-24
Avengers: Infinity War
2018-04-25
Spider-Man: Homecoming
2017-07-05
A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming
2017-06-03
The Nice Guys
2016-05-15
Captain America: Civil War
2016-04-27
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015-04-22
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!
2014-11-04
The Judge
2014-10-08
I Am Steve McQueen
2014-06-24
Chef
2014-05-08
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2014-03-18
Iron Man 3 Unmasked
2013-08-24
Iron Man 3
2013-04-18
The Avengers
2012-04-25
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011-11-22
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant
2011-09-13
Due Date
2010-11-03
Love and Distrust
2010-08-16
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010-05-04
Iron Man 2
2010-04-28
Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented
2010-03-30
Sherlock Holmes
2009-12-23
The Soloist
2009-04-24
I Am Iron Man
2008-09-30
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
2008-08-26
Animal House: The Inside Story
2008-08-13
Tropic Thunder
2008-08-09
The Incredible Hulk
2008-06-12
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
2008-06-10
Iron Man
2008-04-30
Charlie Bartlett
2008-02-22
Voom Portraits
2007-10-01
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
2007-05-19
Lucky You
2007-05-01
Zodiac
2007-03-02
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
2006-09-29
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
2006-08-30
A Scanner Darkly
2006-07-07
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
2006-06-22
Game 6
2006-03-10
The Shaggy Dog
2006-03-09
The Outsider
2005-12-04
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005-09-16
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2005-09-14
Eros
2004-12-03
Equilibrium
2004-09-10
The Route V50
2004-03-01
Gothika
2003-11-21
The Singing Detective
2003-10-24
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
2003-05-01
Whatever We Do
2003-01-16
Lethargy
2002-02-02
Pieta
2001-12-01
Last Party 2000
2001-11-02
Wonder Boys
2000-02-22
Black and White
1999-09-04
Bowfinger
1999-08-12
Friends & Lovers
1999-04-16
In Dreams
1999-01-15
Two Girls and a Guy
1998-04-24
U.S. Marshals
1998-03-06
The Gingerbread Man
1998-01-23
Hugo Pool
1997-12-12
One Night Stand
1997-11-14
Danger Zone
1996-08-02
Richard III
1995-12-29
Restoration
1995-12-29
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
1995-12-06
Home for the Holidays
1995-11-02
Natural Born Killers
1994-08-26
Hail Caesar
1994-05-11
Only You
1994-03-04
Short Cuts
1993-10-01
The Last Party
1993-08-27
Heart and Souls
1993-08-13
Chaplin
1992-12-17
Soapdish
1991-05-31
Too Much Sun
1990-10-10
Air America
1990-08-10
Chances Are
1989-03-10
True Believer
1989-02-17
That's Adequate
1989-01-20
1969
1988-08-18
Johnny Be Good
1988-03-22
Less Than Zero
1987-11-06
Rented Lips
1987-10-28
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987-10-01
The Pick-up Artist
1987-09-18
America
1986-10-01
Back to School
1986-06-13
Arrival
1986-01-01
Weird Science
1985-08-01
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
1985-04-12
Tuff Turf
1985-01-11
Firstborn
1984-10-26
Baby It's You
1983-03-04
Up the Academy
1980-06-06
Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight
1975-01-01
Greaser's Palace
1972-07-31
Pound
1970-08-08
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