Robert Downey Jr., an American actor and producer, was born on April 4, 1965. His early career was marked by critical and popular success, followed by a period of substance misuse and legal issues, and then a revival of commercial success later in his career. Downey was designated one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world in 2008, and Forbes labelled him Hollywood’s highest-paid actor from 2013 to 2015.

Childhood and Upbringing

In 1970, he made his acting debut at the age of five in Robert Downey Srfilm .’s Pound. He later appeared in the teen films Weird Science (1985) and Less Than Zero with the Brat Pack (1987).

Downey is the younger of two children who was born in Manhattan, New York City. Robert Downey Sr. was an actor and director, and Elsie Ann Downey was an actress who appeared in Downey Srfilms. .’s Downey’s father was half Lithuanian-Jewish, a quarter Hungarian-Jewish, and a quarter Irish, while his mother was Scottish, German, and Swiss. Robert’s first name was Elias, but his father changed it to Robert in order for him to join the army. Greenwich Village was home to Downey and his older sister, Allyson.

Career

Downey began his career in theatre with roles in Norman Lear’s short-lived off-Broadway musical American Passion at the Joyce Theater in 1983. He was hired as part of a new, younger ensemble for Saturday Night Live in 1985, but after a year of low ratings and criticism of the new cast’s comedic abilities, he and the rest of the new crew were fired and replaced. The “Downey Fail” sums up everything that makes SNL great, according to Rolling Stone magazine. Downey had a dramatic acting debut the following year, playing the sidekick of James Spader’s character in Tuff Turf and subsequently a bully in John Hughes’ Weird Science.