Downey was born in manhattan, new york on april 4, 1965, the younger of two children. She is known for her work on sherlock holmes 2009, the book of eli 2010 and kiss kiss bang bang 2005. With an amazing list of credits to his name, he has. His career has been characterized by critical and popular success in his youth, followed by a period of substance abuse and legal troubles, before a resurgence of commercial success in middle age. Sherlock holmes is a 2009 period mystery action film based on the character of the same name created by sir arthur conan doyle. He made his acting debut in his father s film pound at the age of five. According to film scholar wheeler winston dixon, downey sr. Learn about the life and adventures of robert downey, jr. Filmography by gallowaychris1 created nov 20 updated 25 aug 2014 public refine see titles to watch instantly, titles you havent rated, etc. Robert downey jrs comic book tv show sweet tooth lands. The 2008 blockbuster iron man finally made robert downey jr.
Susan downey was born on november 6, 1973 as susan nicole levin. In 2008, downey was named by time magazine among the 100 most influential people in the world, and from 20 to. From chaplin to sherlock holmes to avengers, all of rdjs movies ranked by. The film was directed by guy ritchie and produced by joel silver, lionel wigram, susan downey, and dan lin. In the 1980s, downey was considered a member of the brat pack after appearing in the films weird science with anthony michael hall 1985, less than zero with andrew mccarthy 1987, and johnny be good again with hall 1988. Active 1975 present born apr 4, 1965 in new york, new york, united states genres comedy, drama overview v.
Babo 73 1963, chafed elbows 1965 and no more excuses 1968. She is known for her work on sherlock holmes 2009, the book. Placeholder by the book robert merivel 1 episode 2007. The son of director robert downey, robert downey jr. However the film is largely inspired by the voyages of doctor dolittle, which came out in 1922, about dolittle and co. Christopher markus, stephen mcfeely, mark millar comic book. Downey quickly moved onto film starring in the movies the pickup artist and less than zero. The son of underground filmmaker robert downey, downey jr. His father is a wellknown film maker, actor, writer, director and his mother was an actress. The graham norton show s10e08 jude law, robert downey jr. The screenplay, by michael robert johnson, anthony peckham, and simon kinberg, was developed from a story by wigram and johnson. Endgame, where he made what could be his final appearance as. Making his screen debut at the age of five, appearing in his fathers film pound 1970, he appeared in roles associated with the brat pack.
Downeys father is of half lithuanian jewish, onequarter hungarian jewish, and onequarter irish descent, while downeys mother had scottish, german, and swiss. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. Dolittle how to watch robert downey jr adventure film. Although, for a time, downeys stormy offscreen life and personal problems threatened to challenge his public image, he quickly bounced back and overcame these setbacks. He made his first onscreen appearance at the age of five, as a. The imdb show the world lost a comic book legend, so on todays imdb. He is known for writing and directing the underground film putney swope, a satire on the new york madison avenue advertising world.
Hailed by many critics as one of the most brilliant and versatile actors of his generation, robert downey jr. About the book one way or another, robert downey jr. In 1963, he began directing basementbudgeted absurdist films which gained a following in the underground cinema circuit. He has worked with a wide range of innovative directors from oliver stone and robert altman to richard linklater and shane black, and has played punk kids, detectives, journalists and even a serial. The robert downey jr version isnt an adaptation of one of loftings books in particular, but more brings to life dolittles animal friends from across his various books, according to refinery29.
Bening as a clairvoyant childrens book illustrator forced to take the laws of. Until february 2009, she was copresident of dark castle entertainment and executive. Downey was nominated for the academy award for best actor for his performance. The book conversations with woody allen reports that director woody allen wanted to cast downey and winona ryder in his film melinda and melinda. Downey was born in manhattan, new york city, the younger of two children. The peak of downeys career came early with the movie chaplin anthony hopkins, james woods. Robert downey jr the fall and rise of the comeback kid.