His first role in the movie Bobby was already in five years in his father's film "Zagon" (1970), where he played a puppy (Dad was entertained from the heart - absolutely all the actors in this picture depicted dogs). From a young age, he felt rather uninhibited in front of the camera, seizing on the fly the wisdom of the profession. The problem was that, contrary to a successful start, the golden boy Downey Jr. step by step methodically destroyed the foundation, so successfully, it would seem, laid in the foundation of a happy future. Hollywood boy is a bad guy ... A drunkard, a junkie, a rowdy. Directed by Guy Ritchie, it was not by accident that he saw in Robert Downey Jr. "his" Sherlock Holmes - a hero of the attractive, charismatic, mysterious and slightly vicious - as they say, with a foggy past. Robert Downey Jr., biography, filmography - in our article.
Good morning in a new way
Early ascent, lessons of oriental martial arts, yoga or pilates, contrast shower ... To be in shape and tonus. Then, with wet hair and a fresh newspaper, the floor with a mouse (we read it later, in utter silence and loneliness), whistling cheerfully, Robert hurries to the kitchen. To myself - a cup of the strongest espresso with an unchanged cigarette. And rather cook scrambled eggs and toast with jam for the son from his first marriage, 14-year-old Indio, who perfectly took root in the new family nest of his father. The next number of the morning program is an easy diet breakfast for Mrs Downey, sorry, Mrs. Susan Levin ... A second, you will say. It's all about that guy who could easily start the day with a couple of tracks of cocaine or a good "jointer" with marijuana, and finish with a riot at the police station? ..
The truth is in the "grass"
To the grass, 8-year-old Robert was taught by his father. Downey senior for everything in this life had a special look. So, for example, in the morning, instead of praying, the pope suggested that home enter into the consciousness of the universal favorite, a dog named Starlings. How can I not smoke ... Downey-junior was an apt pupil and learned with gratitude and diligence lessons. Still would! Such a nice relaxing effect. A detached state under cannabis couples made it possible to magically disconnect from unsightly reality, failures, disappointments and strains in the relationship. For example, when everyone predicted an Oscar for successful bright and uneasy acting in the film biography of Chaplin, and the academicians took and went around with a reward. By the way, the statuette went to Al Pacino for the "Scent of a Woman". Or girlfriend Sarah Jessica Parker, who met in 1984 during the filming of the low-budget drama "The First-Born" and seven years were considered "boyfriend and girlfriend," began to ask unnecessary questions about the wedding and children ... Cocaine at such times liberated and encouraged to feats. In 1996, all the yellow newspa- pers went around the story of how Downey Jr. was caught cops in the clutches in a completely unattractive form: naked and insane sat at the wheel rushing on Sunset. Boulevard black "Porsche" and made strange passes, alternately one or the other hand intercepting the steering wheel. Police Robert sincerely told that in his car "completely overcame the rats", which he had no avail trying to shake out of the window ... The next escapade was not worse. Taking the neighbor's house for his own, Robbie climbed into the window and slept sweetly in an empty baby crib. Where he was found in the morning.
Screams, noise, police, scandal, drug treatment clinic as punishment ... In a word, for a long time the life of Downey Jr. consisted of drives to the court, rehabilitation and relapse of drug dependence. For a while, he managed to combine this with rare roles in films. In 2000, Downey was caught in a hotel with cocaine and a Wonder Woman costume, the heroines of popular comics. And a couple of months later they were arrested again. Paul ended Robbie with a scandal "vymarali" of the cast of the most popular television series "Ellie Macbil." It was a disaster.
Search a woman
From the non-existence of Downey, Jr., an old friend Mel Gibson, an alcoholic, who was no longer afraid to speak aloud about his problem, was pulled to the screen. "Each of us, one way or another, was faced with such problems. It kills many. But you try to cope and win it, "Mel Gibson, the producer of the film" The Singing Detective ", explained in 2003 why he brought down the actor Downey Jr., just released from a rehabilitation clinic, to the set. Over the next five years, Robert managed to restore his reputation, starring in 16 films, including especially those marked by the critique of "Kiss Smile" and "Zodiac." And then the Iron Man happened. But before that something else happened. Without which, it is quite possible that there would not be this successful and commercially flawless breakthrough into the shortlist of popular, popular and recognized. Cherche la femme!
He's still weird ...
In the same 2003, Downey was on the project "Gothic" with Holly Barry, where he met calm, balanced Susan Levin. According to rumors, the fragile smiling wife-producer today keeps the "bad guy" in an iron grip. And he likes it! Black "Bentley", visits to a cosmetologist, a healthy lifestyle and a sober way of thinking ... One single bad habit connecting Downey Jr. with the past is smoking and horse doses of coffee. "My wife gave up. Without caffeine, I can hardly turn my tongue, "admits Robert. But this couple would not be themselves, if they did not dilute the candy "lava burn" with their branded jokes. In one of the interviews, Susan remarked: "Robert still looks like an eccentric. When we first met, he was ... quite strange. " "Aha," Downey replies in a tone to his wife. - By his own admission, Robert Downey Jr.'s life and career can be divided into two parts - before and after the "Iron Man". In the actor's record, there are much more interesting works. But none could compare with the box office success and the scale of the hire of a competently made blockbuster. It was obvious, as soon as the script was in Robert's hands. And the director began actively lobbying his candidacy at the studio. If the producers initially had doubts about Robert in the form of an Iron Man, then they finally disappeared after one episode. A crowd of fans of the comic strip of the same name at a party in San Diego on "hurray" took Robbie. An activist from the fans dressed up in a doctor's suit stammered a speech: "Robert, you have always been my idol, because in a sense we have a common - a difficult past, well, uh, if you understand what I mean" . Downey raised his eyebrows in astonishment and retorted: "Are you also a veteran of the war?"