- Title: Actor Robert Downey Jr. turns 60 on April 4
- Date: 3rd April 2025
- Summary: BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (FILE - MARCH 10, 2024) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** DOWNEY JR. AND SUSAN DOWNEY POSING FOR PICTURES AT THE POST-OSCARS VANITY FAIR PARTY LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE - JULY 12, 2023) (REUTERS) DOWNEY JR. GETTING INTO SPOT AND JOKING WITH PHOTOGRAPHERS AT “OPPENHEIMER” PHOTO CALL DOWNEY POSING FOR PIC
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- Story Text:Oscar-winning American actor Robert Downey Jr. turns 60 on Friday (April 4).
Born in New York, Downey Jr. Made his acting debut aged 5 when he featured in his father, Robert Downey Sr.'s 1970 film "Pound".
He starred in late 1980s movies "The Pick-up Artist" and "Less Than Zero" but it was his portrayal of Charlie Chaplin in 1992 biopic "Chaplin", which won him acclaim and an Oscar nomination.
Downey Jr. went on to feature in films such as "Natural Born Killers" and "Restoration", but made headlines for his struggles with drug addiction and skirmishes with the law.
He joined television show "Ally McBeal" in 2000, for which he won awards, but his personal troubles continued.
Downey Jr. made a comeback in 2003 film "The Singing Detective" and went onto star in movies like "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" (2005), "Zodiac" (2007) and "Tropic Thunder" (2008).
But it was his turn as Marvel superhero Tony Stark/Iron Man that really thrust him into the global spotlight. Downey Jr. played the character in 10 Marvel films, from 2008's "Iron Man" to 2019's "Avengers: Endgame". In 2024, it was revealed he would play the villain Dr. Victor von Doome in the next "Avengers" films.
Downey Jr. also portrayed Sherlock Holmes in two films about the famed detective by Guy Ritchie, with a third on the way.
Downey Jr. won critical acclaim, and numerous awards - including a best supporting actor Oscar, for his portrayal of Gen. Leslie Groves Jr. in historical blockbuster drama "Oppenheimer".
Downey Jr. has been married twice; first to actress and singer Deborah Falconer, with whom he has a son. They divorced in 2004.
He married producer Susan Levin in 2005, with whom he has two children.
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