Robert Downey Jr. is extensively recognized for his position in the Marvel franchise, however his lengthy profession consists of far more than Iron Man alone.
Downey Jr. grew up in a Hollywood household, together with his writer-director father, the late Robert Downey Sr., and actress mom, the late Elsie Downey.
He was launched to the movie trade very early. His first position was within the film “Pound” at simply 5 years previous. The film was written and directed by his father.
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Within the early years of his profession, Downey Jr. was a solid member on “Saturday Night Live” from 1985 to 1986. He starred in movies like “Back to School” (1986), “The Pick-up Artist” (1987) and “Less Than Zero” (1987).
In 1992, Downey Jr. was nominated for an Academy Award for his position within the movie “Chaplin.” After that, the gives rolled in and he appeared in films together with “Only You” (1994), “Richard III” (1995), “One Night Stand” (1997) and “In Dreams” (1999).
In 1997, Downey Jr. went from the massive display to TV together with his position within the television series “Ally McBeal.”
Different films Downey Jr. was in round this time embody “The Singing Detective” (2003), “Gothika” (2003), “A Scanner Darkly” (2006) and “Zodiac” (2007).
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In 2008, Downey Jr. discovered extraordinary success as Iron Man in the Marvel franchise. There are three standalone movies that includes the hero. The primary two films have been directed by Jon Favreau, who additionally stars within the movies. The third was directed by Shane Black.
Iron Man can be a hero in different Marvel films, together with the “Avengers” sequence.
The 4 “Avengers” films – “The Avengers” (2012), “Avengers: Age of Ultron” (2015), “Avengers: Infinity War” (2018) and “Avengers: Endgame” (2019) – additionally star Chris Evans as Captain America, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, Mark Ruffalo as Hulk, Chris Hemsworth as Thor and Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff.
The identical yr the primary “Iron Man” film was launched, Downey Jr. starred in “Tropic Thunder” with Ben Stiller and Jack Black. Downey Jr. was nominated for an Oscar for his supporting position within the movie.
In between his time taking part in a superhero, he was in lots of different films, corresponding to “Sherlock Holmes” (2009) and “Due Date” (2010).
Extra lately, Downey Jr. govt produced the documentary “Sr.” about his late father and starred within the 2023 blockbuster film “Oppenheimer” with Cillian Murphy, Florence Pugh, Emily Blunt and Matt Damon. Downey Jr. gained the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for this position.
