Biography
Robert Downey - Junior - American actor, producer and musician. Being an extraordinary, charismatic and eccentric person in life, the artist gives these traits of character and its heroes. The "bad Hollywood boy" managed to survive himself not one turn in his life, which made it a frequent hero of the yellow press.Childhood and youth
Robert Downey - Junior was born on April 4, 1965 in the director of the director, artist and producer Robert Dauni. The mother of the future celebrity Eli Ford was also from the acting environment. Dauni-senior Irish and Russian-Jewish roots, and the mother is Scottish and German. Robert was a youngest child, he has a sister Ellison.
As a child, the future movie star has the opportunity to feel that such acting craft. The boy participated in Father's projects. The career began at 5, when Robert played a puppy's patient in the 1970 film.
At the age of 7, the actor starred in the "Griser Palace", and in 10 for general development engaged in classic ballet in England. In his youth, Downey Jr. was educated in New York in the center of Stagedoor Manor's Performing Arts.
In 1978, parents divorced. The son went behind his father in California, but soon realized that to continue the acting career should be sent to New York.
Films
At the age of 20, Robert tried the strength on television in the American show "Saturday night in the literal air," but once again made sure that he wanted to be an actor, and moved to Hollywood.In 1987, he received a major role in the romantic comedy "Specialist for Element", then participated in youth entertainment projects. But the success of him brought the role of a difficult teenager in the drama "Less than Zero".
In 1992, Downey Jr. embodied Charlie Chaplin in the film of the same name and declared itself as a serious actor, having received the BAFTA award for the best male role. Robert was even nominated for Oscar and the Golden Globe, but the competitors did a lot that year. Awards went to Al Pacino for work in the "smell of a woman."
Thanks to the secondary role in the TV series "Ellie McBil", Robert became the owner of the Golden Globe Prize. Success used the actor, a band of luck began in his creative life.
In 1999, when it was not so openly talked about non-traditional orientation, he reincarnated in Gay in the criminal drama "Black and White".
Almost every work in the filmography of Downey Jr. was positively taken by critics. So it was with the work in the ribbon "Kiss Skill", and in the film "Meh" with Nicole Kidman, where the film acter played a man completely covered with hair.
In the picture "Judge", filmed by the producer company of TEAM Downey, Robert not only played one of the main roles, but first tried himself as an executive producer of a full meter. Robert Duval, who embodied the father of the Dauni Character, put a kind of record: in the 84th age, he became the most elderly applicant for Oscar.
In 2008 for the role in the film "Soldiers of Failure" Ben Stillar Downey Jr. was in step from Oscar and the Golden Globe. Part of the critics found that the actor's nominees from the vague parody of the Military Drama were misunderstanding. After all, it did not occur to the head of the "silence of ham", mockery over the cinema silence with Jody Foster and Anthony Hopkins. But "soldiers" are lucky.
In the project, Robert experimented with appearance - turned into a dark-skinned. True, now, in the era of the acute issues of morality and political correctness, he says that he would have thought over such a proposal a hundred times. The gilded statuette eventually went to the Hita Ledger, and Dauni Jr. was content with positive reviews.
It was rumored that because of the external similarity of the actor planned to use in the image of the brother of Johnny Depp's character in the 5th part of the series of films "Pirates of the Caribbean". Producers refused to develop a related story when the performer of the role of Jack Sparrow began problems in the family and the proceedings with the studio.
Downey's "twins" also recorded the Spanish colleague José Garcia, familiar with the viewer on the thriller "illusion of deception." The actor with a beard and a short haircut is easy to confuse with Javier Bardem or Jeffrey Din Morgan.
In the 2020th, Dauni appeared on the screen as an eccentric physician in Fantasy "Amazing journey of Dr. Dulittla." Hero Robert - a veterinarian who knows how to talk with animals. In this image, the artist replaced the colleague Eddie Murphy. Speaking four-legged friends of the main character voiced by Rami Malek (Gorilla Chi Chi Chi), Emma Thompson (Polynesia Parrot), Tom Holland (Dog Jeep), Selena Gomez (Giraffe Betsy).
Thanks to the star cast, which entered Antonio Banderas and Michael Shin, and the numerous comedy special effects with a budget of $ 175 million earned $ 250 million and became the 7th in the list of the most cash films of 2020.
"Sherlock Holmes"
In 2009, Robert played Sherlock Holmes in the picture of Guy Richie. And again success - the shooting of two parts of the famous detective followed, and the artist received the cherished "Golden Globe" in the piggy bank.
The first film was nominated for Oscar in secondary categories. Journalists quoted the words of Dauni that the reward from him would not go anywhere, only to give it no one. These are the rules of Hollywood - to give a premium to one when it deserves another.
A detective fighter is not direct screening of the works of Conan Doyle, but a story about the adventures of the detective. Perhaps therefore there were those who considered the picture by mockery over the work of the writer. According to rumors, Vasily Livanova was invited to the episode, but he refused to remove.
The premiere of the 3rd part is scheduled for Christmas in 2021. Guy Richie, disapplied by the defeat criticism of the Aladdin's remake, refused to remove the continuation. Dexter Fletcher, the co-author of the Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman, took the director's chair. The news was not a joke upset the fans who were frightened, as if a new director "did not kill the spirit of the previous paintings.
"Iron Man"
Listening popularity came to the Americans with the participation of the "Iron Man" franchise. In addition, the character appeared in the Avengers. These filmmakers are the main works in the creative biography of the actor.Hero Downey Jr. Tony Stark is one of the strongest characters of the Marvel Universe. He is smart and charming, and the actor brilliantly transferred these qualities from the screen, so he loved the public in the image of his hero.
The role did not require steel biceps, like other superheroes, nevertheless Robert was engaged in 4 times a week with a personal trainer, built and scored 10 kg of muscle mass.
With the advent of these films, the photos of the actor were on the cover of the main vigors of the planet. A popular American surcharge has become in the network as a melem hero called "Your face, when ...". Internet users have created thousands of collages with a snapshot, on which Downey spread hands in the posture of Christ. And someone, applying to neurallet, decided that Robert fits the role of dock in the picture "Back to the Future".
During the participation in films about superhero, the artist was a chance to work on one set with other Hollywood stars, such as Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Holland, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mickey Rourke and others.
During promotions to promote the downey junior franchise, traveled Polimyr, including visited Moscow. Hollywood handsome met with Russian fans. It turned out that the artist speaks a little in Russian.
In 2019, the next part of the franchise "Avengers: Final" was published with Robert. The first weekend brought $ 1.2 billion to the project creators, and the total cash receipts reached almost $ 2.8 billion, which became another record in the history of world cinema.
Tony Stark made Downey one of the highest paid actors (its condition is estimated at $ 250-270 million). For firm fees in $ 40 million for Era Altron and $ 50 million for Avengers, interest from rolling fees was further added.
The Robert's contract was registered, according to which $ 20 million is paid an advance. Marvel concludes a contract at once to several series, and initially the amounts can be a seven digit. Yes, expensive, but producers without oscillations go to such a step, as expenses pay off at times.
Downey's Space Earnings: "The money has a property to help people in emergency situations. This is the main thing for me and the most valuable in the presence of money. " He is happy to spend on gifts, and not on practical things like repairs in the house. Do not hesitate Robert bought the magazine at the auction, on the cover of which his mother was captured by the model.
In 2019, the artist received the Disney Legend Prize, and his hand imprint decorated Walt Disney Museum. At the ceremony, Robert admitted that his acquaintance with a film studio ended in the police station. The actor decided to smoke herbs, for which he was arrested, but in the end, he got rid of strict warning.
In the autumn of the same year, the demonstration of the OnePlus 7t game was a show, in which Tony Stark became the main character.
Drug addiction and problems with law
Downey Jr. - Debosshire, Alcoholic and Addict. This opinion about the celebrity existed not one year. Herbal for the first time he offered his father when the boy was only 8 years old. Then in an interview, the actor said that the head of the family simply did not know how to express his love.
The twisted Robert once penetrated into a neighboring house and settled there to sleep there, naked in the car, the police attracted him for the illegal storage of weapons, so that hitting the grille was only a matter of time. In 1999 it happened. Dauni did not come to the next testing to identify forbidden substances and received 3 years of conclusions, of which he served in prison for only a year.
In 2000, Robert was again broken. Attached by the hotel room for an anonymous call, police discovered cocaine. The actor with a crash flew out of the caste of the series "Ellie McBIL". Directors even rewrote the script to eliminate his character from the picture finals.
However, after 3 years, the audience saw the sober and ready to work Dauni. In the desire to tie with a detrimental past, Mel Gibson helped: he invited a talented actor to play in the lead role in the musical "singing detective" and paid for insurance, without which there is nothing to do in Hollywood.
In addition, Downey Jr. passed the course of treatment in the clinic. Doctors did not have to complain about the behavior of the patient, they even let him go on the shooting of the video of Elton John. The producer of "Kissing the Cutlery", which also created a "matrix" with Kian Reeves, was not afraid to call the actor to the project, but just in case he had supported the payment of the fee.
Robert's colleague on stormy youth - Shane Black, Writer "Kisses", "The Last Fought Scout" and "Mass Weapons". Coming out of psychological and creative deadlock, together Dauni and Black worked over the Black Comedy "Nice Guys" and over the 3rd part of the "Iron Man".
Mickey Roar - another friend who survived, according to Robert, after the "addictrician catastrophe," he persuaded to participate in the Iron Man - 2. Felt that it was obliged to do it.
That's just the authorities of Japan, murdering about the stormy past of the stars, banned Down the entrance to the country.
Personal life
Robert met Sarah Jessica Parker in 1984 on the filming of the film "Firstborn". The American press willingly watched the personal life of two sustained actors. However, then about Saray Jessica was mentioned mainly as a girlfriend of the famous artist.A significant problem to continue the relationship of drugs, which were carried by the performer in the youth. The girl tried to re-educate Dauni hooligan, but the actor did not want to succumb. The 7-year-old Roman Robert with Sarah marriage never ended.
In 1992, a month after dating, the artist married Debora Falconer. They have a common son Indio, born in 1993. But the couple broke up because of the same downey thrust to drugs.
Indian also encountered this problem and has decided that EE decided. Father is proud that in the older heir, as in him, a craving for music awoke. In 2004, the actor recorded a solo album with the songs of his own essay and took part in the creation of the Plate of Swipard.
For the sake of the second marriage, Robert managed to overcome the disease and free from the thrust to the forbidden substances. An actor's wife in 2005 became producer Susan Levin. Previously, she was engaged in coordinating the series "Santa Barbara". Future spouses met on the set of "Gothic".
"Half of our success of success is in the correct placement of forces. In understanding that sometimes we are together solving our conflicts. And there are moments when I offer my wife to appoint a couple of troops with a psychotherapist. And she agrees. "After 5 years of marriage, Robert and Susan decided to open their producer company. A year later, it became known about the first pregnancy of the performer's wife. In 2012 and 2014, their common children were born - the son of Exton and the daughter of Avri.
Downey Jr. - Written fashion and collector, collects vintage cars, stones and crystals. At one time I brought home all that was allowed to pick up from the site of the Iron Man. Over time, souvenirs were separated by children of children.
In memory of the "Avengers" 5 performers of major roles, including Robert, made tattoos. In Instagram-Account, the actor posted a video on which he tries to fill the drawing and master, as the 6th team member Mark Ruffalo refused to dubious decoration. Chris Hemsworth, according to Dauni, forced strength.
Together with his wife, the actor created the Random Act Funding Foundation, which collects funds for charitable organizations. In 2016, Robert recorded the video, where he in the costume of the Easter bunny calls his fans to sacrifice money. Lucky participants of the collection got prizes in the form of tickets to cinema, photo shoots, hiking in pizzeria and parties along with Down.
On July 7, 2021, the father of actor Robert Downey died at the age of 86 - senior. In recent years, the director suffered from Parkinson's illness, he died in a dream.
Robert Downey - younger now
In 2021, the list of works of Downey Jr. replenished another draft superhero anthology - cartoon "What, if ...?", Where the actors of film films are involved in the voice acting of their characters.
In the same year, the audience was able to appreciate the work of Robert as an executive producer in the adventure fantasy "Sweet Tooth: a boy with deer horns", shot on a series of comics Jeff Lemir "Sweet tooth".
Filmography
- 1970 - "PAN"
- 1990 - "Eyre America"
- 1992 - "Chaplin"
- 2000-2002 - "Ellie McBIL"
- 2003 - "Gothic"
- 2005 - "Kiss the Syllometer"
- 2006 - "Fur"
- 2008 - "Iron Man"
- 2008 - "Soldiers failure"
- 2009 - "Sherlock Holmes"
- 2012 - "Avengers"
- 2017 - "Spiderman: Return home"
- 2018 - "Avengers: the war of infinity"
- 2019 - "Avengers: Final"
- 2019 - "Amazing journey of Dr. Dulittla"
- 2021 - "Black Widow"