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Robert John Downey Jr. was born on April 4, 1965, in Manhattan, New York City, the younger of the two children. [3] His father, Robert Downey Sr., was a filmmaker, while his mother, Elsie Ann (née Ford), was an actress who appeared in Downey Sr.'s films. [4] Downey's father was Jewish, while Downey's mother had Scottish, German, and Swiss ...
“Last night, dad passed peacefully in his sleep after years of enduring the ravages of Parkinson’s…he was a true maverick filmmaker,” Downey Jr. said. Robert Downey Sr., director and ...
American actor Robert Downey Jr. made his acting debut in 1970's Pound, directed by his father Robert Downey Sr., at the age of five. In the 1980s, Downey was considered a member of the Brat Pack [ 1 ] after appearing in the films Weird Science with Anthony Michael Hall (1985), Back to School with Rodney Dangerfield (1986), Less than Zero with ...
Tony Stark died a hero. But Robert Downey Jr. lived long enough to become a villain. Downey had seemingly finished his Marvel career in 2019 when, after playing Stark across 10 films, his ...
Robert Downey Sr., director of the countercultural satire “Putney Swope” and the father of actor Robert Downey Jr., died Wednesday in New York. He was 85. Downey Jr. posted about his father on ...
Robert John Downey Sr. (né Elias Jr.; June 24, 1936 – July 7, 2021) was an American film director, screenwriter and actor.He was known for writing and directing the underground film Putney Swope (1969), a satire on the New York Madison Avenue advertising world.
Robert Downey Sr., the director of the innovative underground film “Putney Swope,” an actor and the father of actor Robert Downey Jr., has died. He was 85. Robert Downey Jr. announced on his ...
Downey Jr. portrayed Larry Paul in the Fox legal drama Ally McBeal from 2000 to 2002. For his performance he earned the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series as well as a nomination for the Primetime ...