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Academy Award-winning actor and Iron Man star
He gained global recognition for portraying Tony Stark/Iron Man in ten Marvel Cinematic Universe films from Iron Man (2008) to Avengers: Endgame (2019).
Robert Downey Jr. was born on April 4, 1965, making him an Aries. The American actor stands approximately 5'8" (173 cm) tall and has starred in films that grossed over $14.3 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. He was the highest-paid actor in the world from 2013 to 2015 and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Lewis Strauss in Oppenheimer (2023).
Downey made his acting debut at age five in his father Robert Downey Sr.'s absurdist film Pound (1970), growing up immersed in New York's independent film scene. He joined Saturday Night Live's cast in 1985 alongside Anthony Michael Hall but was dismissed after one season due to poor ratings. His early career included Brat Pack films like Weird Science (1985) and Less than Zero (1987), where his portrayal of a drug-addicted youth foreshadowed his own future struggles.
Downey is married to film producer Susan Downey (née Levin) since 2005, and together they co-founded the production company Team Downey. He has three children: one son from his previous marriage to singer Deborah Falconer (1992-2004) and two children with Susan. After court-ordered rehabilitation, Downey has remained sober since 2003, crediting his wife and family as central to his personal transformation and career comeback.
Downey stands 5 feet 8 inches (173 cm) tall.
He is returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe to play Doctor Doom/Victor von Doom in Avengers: Doomsday (2026) and Avengers: Secret Wars (2027), surprising fans after his iconic Iron Man conclusion in Endgame.
His net worth is estimated in the hundreds of millions, with peak earnings during 2013-2015 when he was the world's highest-paid actor.
Won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2024 for Oppenheimer, his first Oscar win after two previous nominations.
Released a jazz-pop album titled The Futurist in 2004, which charted on the US Billboard 200.
Named one of Time's 100 most influential people in the world in 2008 and appeared on Forbes Celebrity 100 in 2013 and 2014.
I think that we all do heroic things, but hero is not a noun, it's a verb.
Listen, smile, agree, and then do whatever you were gonna do anyway.
Job one is get out of that cave. A lot of people do get out but don't change.
Made acting debut at age five in father's film Pound
Joined Saturday Night Live cast and starred in breakthrough film Weird Science
Earned first Academy Award nomination for portraying Charlie Chaplin in Chaplin
Won Golden Globe for performance in television series Ally McBeal
Achieved sobriety and began career comeback with The Singing Detective
Starred as Tony Stark in Iron Man, launching the Marvel Cinematic Universe era
Won Golden Globe for Best Actor for Sherlock Holmes
Became the highest-paid actor in the world, a status he held through 2015
Concluded Iron Man role in Avengers: Endgame, the highest-grossing film of all time at release
Won Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Oppenheimer and announced return to MCU as Doctor Doom