Robert Downey Jr is an American actor, Film Producer and Comedian famous for his mind-blowing portrayal of the characters Chaplin, Sherlock Holmes and Iron Man.
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Robert John Downey Jr was born on April 4, 1965, in Manhattan, New York, the US to filmmaker Robert Downey Sr and actress Elsie Ford. His parents divorced when he was just 13 and he ended up living in Los Angeles with his father. However, at the age of 16, he dropped out of high school in California and returned to New York to live with his mother where he pursued an acting career.
Robert Downey Jr actually made his first on-screen appearance at the age of five, as a puppy in his father’s film Pound (1970). He went on to make cameo appearances in five more of his father’s films between the years 1972 and 1990.
From 1985 to ’86, Robert Downey Jr became a regular cast member of Saturday Night Live, NBC’s popular sketch-comedy program. He got his first major blockbuster hits ‘Tropic Thunder’ and Iron Man 2008 for which he received worthy recognition. His characterization of ‘Chaplin’ (1992) is unarguably one of his biggest achievements until now and has won him a BAFTA Award.
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Robert Downey Jr has also won a Golden Globe Award and Screen Guild Award for ‘Ally McBeal (2001)’, Golden Globe Award for ‘Shorcuts (1994)’ and ‘Sherlock Holmes (2009)’ and 2 People’s Choice Awards for ‘The Avengers (2013)’. He is currently hailed as one of Hollywood’s most gifted, brilliant and versatile actors of his generation.
What is RDJ’s wife name?
Robert Downey Jr is married to his wife Susan Nicole Downey Levin.
How did Rdj meet his wife?
Robert Downey Jr met his wife Susan Downey on the set of the 2003 Halle Berry thriller Gothika, which Susan was producing for Joel Silver. He attempted to ask out the producer three times before she eventually agreed.


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