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  1. Jan 15, 2024 · In the late 1990s, Robert Downey Jr. was a cautionary tale of how far a star could fall. And in 1999, after missing yet another court-ordered drug test, Downey had the book thrown at...

  2. Oct 20, 2023 · By the time Robert Downey Jr. was accused of skipping a drug test in late 1997, Judge Lawrence Mira had grown frustrated and sentenced the actor to 180 days at the Los Angeles County Jail...

  3. Jan 3, 2024 · In a profile in the 1988 book "The New Breed," a collection of essays on the hot, up-and-coming actors of that time, Downey — then only 23 years old — related how being raised around a culture of open drug use had already begun to shape his life.

  4. In 2007, Downey appeared in David Fincher's mystery thriller Zodiac, which was based on a true story. He played the role of San Francisco Chronicle journalist Paul Avery , who was reporting on the Zodiac Killer case.

  5. Mar 9, 2024 · The true, dramatic story of Robert Downey Jr.’sOppenheimervillain. Lewis Strauss’s Senate confirmation battle was far more complicated and historically significant than depicted in the...

  6. Mar 11, 2024 · Actor Robert Downey Jr. is best known for his portrayal of Tony Stark, a.k.a superhero Iron Man, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film franchise and roles in movies like Chaplin, Tropic...

  7. Robert Downey Jr.’s life story is a complex tale of a Hollywood bad boy on the brink, a saga of damnation and redemption, and the story of a true superhero.

  8. Feb 27, 2024 · It wasn’t simply Tony Starks death that irrevocably changed the franchise’s future—it was the fact that Robert Downey Jr. wasn’t part of the MCU anymore that made the difference. Those movies’ heart—their upstart energy—was gone.

  9. Jun 11, 2024 · Robert Downey, Jr., is an American actor considered to be one of Hollywood’s most gifted and versatile performers. He earned acclaim for such early films as Chaplin (1992) but later found considerable fame when he took the role of superhero Iron Man (2008) in the Marvel film franchise.

  10. Nov 15, 2022 · Downey Sr. passed away in July 2021 due to complications from Parkinson’s disease, but for the last three years of his life, Downey Jr. had been filming a documentary about his father. Now, over a year after Downey Sr.’s death, Netflix has released the first trailer for the documentary, titled Sr.