Robert Downey Jr. turns 60: his debut with his father at 5 years old, the troubled past, the Oscar in 2024, 7 secrets

Hardly anyone has such an ambivalent Hollywood career as Robert Downey Jr... Dizzying heights mix with cellar-deep setbacks. Today he becomes 60 years old and is as good as never before in his professional life as in his private life. Genius and madness often lie close together. This certainly applies to the native New York-born Robert Downey Jr.. The Hollywood superstar was one of the most promising talents of the dream factory in the 1980s and…

A man with several lives and resurrections. That could be said of Robert Downey Jr., and yet he would not reach to sum up his long career so far, the swings of his personal and professional life, and the uniqueness of his origins as an artist. He was the son of one of the visionaries of the underground cinema of the late 1960s, the one who formed him for great aspirations and also snatched the “Senior” from his own name. He was also a fashion ac…

The actor, star of 'Iron Man' and 'Sherlock Holmes', was born on April 4, 1965 in New York

The debut at 5 years old, the Marvel era and then the supporting Oscar for Oppenheimer (ANSA)

Robert Downey Jr. was in the spotlight at the Oscar ceremony at the beginning of March. As one of the prominent gala---presenter--he handed the trophy to Kieran Culkin (--A Real Pain--) as the newly elected best supporting actor. A year earlier, Downey Jr. gave his first Oscar thank-you speech on this stage. Downey Jr., who celebrated his 60th birthday on April 4th, [...]

Robert Downey Jr. is 60: An Iron Man celebrates his birthday. Marvel hero of an entire generation has long been his worst opponent himself.