Robert Downey Jr.'s Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Ally McBeal Larry Paul

Main Movie Roles 2012 - The Avengers 2010 - Iron Man 2 2010 - Due Date 2009 - Sherlock Holmes 2009 - The Soloist 2008 - Iron Man 2008 - Tropic Thunder 2008 - The Incredible Hulk 2007 - Charlie Bartlett 2007 - Lucky You 2007 - Zodiac 2006 - A Scanner Darkly 2006 - A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints 2006 - The Shaggy Dog 2005 - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 2005 - Good Night, and Good Luck 2004 - Eros 2003 - Gothika 2003 - The Singing Detective 2000 - Wonder Boys 1999 - In Dreams 1999 - Bowfinger 1998 - U.S. Marshals 1998 - The Gingerbread Man 1997 - One Night Stand 1997 - Hugo Pool 1997 - Two Girls and a Guy 1995 - Restoration 1995 - Richard III 1995 - Home for the Holidays 1994 - Only You 1994 - Natural Born Killers 1993 - Short Cuts 1993 - Heart and Souls 1992 - Chaplin 1991 - Soapdish 1990 - Air America 1989 - True Believer 1989 - Chances Are 1988 - 1969 1988 - Johnny Be Good 1987 - The Pick-Up Artist 1987 - Less Than Zero 1986 - Back to School 1985 - Weird Science 1985 - Tuff Turf 1983 - Baby It's You 1980 - Up the Academy

BIOGRAPHY:

Robert John Downey Jr. was born in Greenwich Village, New York City, at 1:10 pm. He's the son of underground filmmaker Robert Downey Sr.. His first part in a movie was in his father's Pound (1970), in which 5-year-old Downey played a puppy. When he was 20 years old, he joined _Saturday Night Live_ (1985) for one season. After that, he went to Hollywood. In 1987, he got the leading role in director James Toback's film The Pick-up Artist (1987), co-starring with Molly Ringwald. The same year, he played drug addict Julian Wells in the movie Less Than Zero (1987). In 1992, he played Charles Chaplin in Sir Richard Attenborough's film Chaplin (1992). For his astonishing performance, he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. In the year 2000, he guest-starred in the comedy series "Ally McBeal" (1997), where he portrayed the attorney Larry Paul, who became Ally's love interest. For that performance, he won the Golden Globe for "best supporting actor in a comedy series." On "Ally McBeal" (1997), Downey got to show that he can sing as well as act, when he sang Joni Mitchell's "River," "Chances Are" as a duet with Vonda Shepard, and "Every Breath You Take" together with Sting (I). He released one song of his own, "Snakes," on the "Ally McBeal" (1997) album "For Once in My Life," and a full album of his own work entitled "The Futurist" in 2005.


TRIVIA:

• (31 March 1998) Released from jail to complete his six-month jail sentence at a drug rehabilitation center. Downey caused a stir when he was freed to work on a movie.
• Kept a lot of the authentic vintage clothing he wore in the movie _Chaplin (1992)_ (qv).
• Was approached to do the part as Zaphod Beeblebrox in _The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)_ (qv).
• Names 'Peter O'Toole (I)' (qv) as his favorite actor.
• Before he starred as _Iron Man (2008)_ (qv), Downey had done films with three of the actors who played Batman: with 'George Clooney' (qv) in _Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)_ (qv); with 'Val Kilmer' (qv) in _Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)_ (qv); and with 'Michael Keaton' (qv) in _Game 6 (2005)_ (qv).
• Began studying Wing Chun Kung Fu under Sifu Eric Oram, who is serving as fight and martial arts consultant on 'Guy Ritchie' (qv)'s _Sherlock Holmes (2009)_ (qv).
• Son 'Indio Falconer Downey' (qv), with his first wife 'Deborah Falconer' (qv), was born on September 7, 1993.
• Lived with 'Sarah Jessica Parker' (qv) for 7 years during the 1980s.