Downey's take-no-prisoners sense of humor is also apparent in 's "Moment to Moment" aka "Jive," "Compliments to the World" and "Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight" , which also evinced Downey's uncompromising sense of humor.
The director told the Village Voice that "it was hard to raise money for a film that didn't really have a plot. I remember telling a guy once, 'There's a scene where we're going to have 18 guys playing baseball on horseback,' which is in there. He looked at me like: 'Are you out of your f-king mind? It's my kids' favorite film out of all of them.
Actor Ron Leibman sued to have his name removed from the credits of Downey's film "Up the Academy," an attempt to replicate the success of "Animal House" but with antics much milder than the ones in the John Belushi film. His later films included the "America" and comedy "Rented Lips," written by and starring Martin Mull. Thus begins Robert Downey's amiable 'Too Much Sun,' a comedy of loosely strung together farcical situations that, played at half speed, elicit more good will than sustained laughter.
His documentary "Rittenhouse Square," about Philadelphia's main cultural and social center, was released in Robert John Elias Jr. He took the surname of his stepfather, James Downey, when enlisting in the Army. After that second arrest in April , Downey's tenure on Ally McBeal came to an end; producers had decided to wrap production of the final episodes of the season without the actor. Around this same time, lawyers reached an agreement with prosecutors that required Downey to plead no contest to cocaine-related charges.
He was sentenced to three years' probation — a ruling that allowed him to continue live-in drug treatment instead of returning to prison. Despite his troubled history with the law, Downey has a much more stable home life these days. He married producer Susan Levin in , and the couple welcomed their first child together on February 7, They named their son Exton Elias.
On November 4, , Downey and Levin welcomed their second child, a daughter named Avri. In December , California Governor Jerry Brown pardoned Downey for the drug conviction that sent him to prison for a year. One of the people to play a key role in the actor's turnaround was Mel Gibson , with whom Downey co-starred in Air America Gibson stuck by his friend's side, even as Downey's life was completely unraveling, and when Downey was unable to get something as routine as an insurance bond due to his past troubles with the law, Gibson found him work, casting him in the film The Singing Detective.
The two actors remain close friends today. Working his way back to prominence, Downey in starred opposite Halle Berry in Gothika , which fared better at the box office than it did with the critics. He continued to dedicate himself to his craft, playing a supporting role in the critically acclaimed Good Night, and Good Luck and the lead in the independent drama A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints , which he also co-produced.
In Zodiac , Downey played a journalist who gets wrapped up in the hunt for the infamous Zodiac Killer. In Downey transformed from an often critically admired actor to a box office star. Taking a huge risk, Downey also starred in the comedy Tropic Thunder with Ben Stiller and Jack Black ; he played a white actor pretending to be a Black actor in this war movie spoof.
His efforts received mostly positive reviews, with Variety magazine's Todd McCarthy stating that "the audacity of Downey's performance" was one of "the best reasons to see the film.
Downey went on to share top billing with Jamie Foxx in The Soloist , which tells the story about the friendship between a Los Angeles journalist Downey and a homeless Juilliard-trained musician Foxx. The film registered a respectable showing at the box office and earned the praise from critics, who lauded Downey and Foxx for their performances. John Watson. After a half-decade of appearing solely in Marvel-branded features, Downey reemerged as host of the YouTube series The Age of AI beginning in late In January , he starred as a veterinarian who talks to animals in Dolittle , based on the classic children's book series by British author Hugh Lofting.
For his part, Downey isn't taking this professional and personal resurgence for granted. Famed actor Robert Downey Jr.
Downey began acting as a young child. His mother, Elsie, was an actress who instilled in her son a love of performing. Raised in Greenwich Village with his older sister, Alison, Downey made his film debut playing a puppy in his father's film, Pound , in which actors played dogs.
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