Robert John Downey, Jr. (born April 4,
1965) is an American actor who made
his screen debut at the age of five,
appearing in his father Robert Downey,
Sr. 's film Pound . He has appeared in
roles associated with the Brat Pack ,
such as Less Than Zero and Weird
Science. Other films he has starred in
include Air America , Soapdish , and
Natural Born Killers . He starred as
Charlie Chaplin, the title character in
the 1992 film Chaplin, earning him a
nomination for the Academy Award for
Best Actor .
After being released from the
California Substance Abuse Treatment
Facility and State Prison
in 2000 for drug charges, Downey
joined the cast of the TV series Ally
McBeal playing Calista Flockhart's
love interest. His performance was
praised and he received a Golden
Globe Award for Best Performance by
an Actor in a Supporting Role in a
Series, Miniseries, or Television Film
. His character was written out when
Downey was fired after two drug
arrests in late 2000 and early 2001.
After one last stay in a court-ordered
drug treatment program, Downey
finally achieved sobriety.
His more recent films include The
Singing Detective, Kiss Kiss Bang
Bang , A Scanner Darkly , Gothika,
Zodiac and Tropic Thunder. In 2008,
Downey played the role of Marvel
superhero Tony Stark / Iron Man in the
live action film Iron Man, a role he
reprised in Iron Man 2 , Marvel's The
Avengers, and Iron Man 3 . He reprised
his role in a cameo appearance in The
Incredible Hulk. He will again reprise
his role in the upcoming films,
Avengers: Age of Ultron and another
Avengers sequel. In 2009, he played
the title character in Guy Ritchie 's
Sherlock Holmes and again in 2011's
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of
Shadows .
Downey has starred in six movies that
have each grossed over $500 million
at the box office worldwide. Two of
those films, The Avengers and Iron
Man 3, each earned over $1 billion.
Downey tops the Forbes list of
Hollywood's Highest-Paid Actors with
an estimated $75 million in earnings
between June 2012 and June 2013.
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