Robert Downey Jr is one of the most popular Hollywood actors. He was twice nominated for an Academy Award and 4 times for a Golden Globe. Robert Downey Jr. is a diverse artist. He is subject to both lyrical comedies and action films. There are more than 80 films in the filmography of the actor.
The beginning of Robert Downey Jr. movie career
Downey Jr.'s mother has Scottish and German roots, and her father is of Russian-Jewish and Irish descent.
The actor was born in New York on April 4, 1965 in the family of an independent director and producer Robert Downey. The debut in the movie Downey Jr. took place at the age of 5 years, in the film "Pound", and at 7 years old he starred in the film "Greiser's Palace", also participated in his father's film projects. In 1975, the Downey family moved to London, where Robert studied classical ballet.
After his parents divorced in 1978, he moved with his father to California, but soon left his studies at Santa Monica High School and moved to New York to pursue an acting career.
In 1985, Downey Jr was a member of the popular television show Saturday Night Live. It was then that he affirmed his desire to become an artist and moved to Hollywood, where he got the main role in the comedy “The Pick-up Artist” directed by James Toback, starred in several youth comedies and attracted the attention of a teenager drug addict in the film "Less Than Zero" (Less Than Zero). But for Robert Downey Jr., the role of Charlie Chaplin in the 1992 biographical film "Charlie" directed by Richard Attenboro became truly triumphant.
Film biography of Robert Downey Jr
Work in the film "Charlie" (Chaplin) brought Downey Jr. nominations for Academy Award and Golden Globes (in the categories of "Best Actor" and "Best Actor in a Drama"). The role of Charlie Chaplin received high marks from critics and viewers, and Robert Downey Jr. was called a promising artist of the young generation.
According to the actor, for the first time he tried marijuana at 8 years old with the filing of his father.
A successful acting career was interrupted by a series of scandals. Their cause was Downey Jr.'s drug addiction. He was fired from the studios, and the court sentenced him to 16 months in prison and compulsory treatment.
The turning point in the artist’s life was the shooting of the film “Gothika” in 2004, where Halle Berry and Penelope Cruz were his partners. While working on this picture, he met with producer Susan Levin, for the sake of love for whom he underwent another course of treatment and, getting rid of drug addiction, made her an offer.
Robert Downey Jr. has played in many famous and iconic films such as Iron Man, Sherlock Holmes, Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus, Soldiers of Failure (Tropic Thunder), for which he was nominated for an Oscar a second time (this time in the category "Best Supporting Actor"). In 2010, Downey Jr. for the role of Sherlock in the film "Sherlock Holmes" received the Golden Globe (nomination for "Best Actor in a Comedy and Musical"). In 2001, he already received this prestigious award in the category "Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Mini-Series, TV Series or Television Movie", for his work on the television series "Ally McBeal".
The filmography of Robert Downey Jr. has about 80 films. In addition, for the painting "Love Girls Triangle" (Two Girls and a Guy), he wrote music, in the tape "The Last Party" (The Last Party) was the author of the script and 2 films - "The Judge" (The Judge) and "How to Know Your Saints "(A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints) - filmed as a producer.
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