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Name: ROBERT DOWNEY, JR.
Birth: 4 April 1965
Profession: Actor
Birth Place: New York, New York
Known as: Talented actor with offscreen drug troubles
Death: --
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Summary:
A versatile and sardonic actor, Downey has become as famous for his struggle with drugs as for his appearances onscreen. He starred with equal success in dramas including Less Than Zero (1987) and Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers (1994), and in comedies including Soapdish (1991, with Sally Field) and Bowfinger (1999, with Steve Martin). Downey was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Actor for playing Charlie Chaplin in the 1992 film Chaplin. In the 1990s he began piling up drug- and alcohol-related arrests; he was placed on probation, spent time in rehab clinics, and finally was jailed for his offenses. Released in 2000, he made a triumphant return as a star on the TV show Ally McBeal before being arrested twice more on drug charges in November of 2000 and April of 2001. In July of 2001 he was again placed on probation and ordered into rehab.
Extra credit: Downey was a cast member of TV's Saturday Night Live during the 1985-86 season... His father, Robert Downey Sr., is an occasional actor and director of offbeat films... He is unrelated to 1980s TV talk show host Morton Downey Jr.
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