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My Take
Robert Downey Jr. is the great second-act story of modern Hollywood, and that is precisely why I rate him above most of his box-office peers. The fourteen-billion-dollar gross is impressive, but numbers were never the point — his BAFTA-winning turn as Chaplin showed a once-in-a-generation talent long before the blockbusters. What moves me is that the comeback was built on craft, not luck: the wit, timing, and vulnerability he brought to his defining roles were earned the hard way. He turned personal ruin into the most bankable charisma in film history. Redemption rarely scales like that, and I doubt we will see it again.
Overview
Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American actor and producer. His films as a leading actor have grossed over $14.3 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. Downey was the highest-paid actor in the world annually from 2013 to 2015.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Robert Downey Jr.
- Name (Japanese)
- ロバート・ダウニー・Jr
- Reading
- ろばーと・だうにー・Jr
- Born
- April 4, 1965 (age 61)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Snake
- Origin
- Manhattan, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 173 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film producer / singer / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Santa Monica High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2015 California Hall of Fame
- 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
- 1993 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
- 1994 Golden Globe Awards
- 1993 Saturn Award for Best Actor
- 2009 Saturn Award for Best Actor
- 2014 Saturn Award for Best Actor
- 2019 Saturn Award for Best Actor
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Television actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.