Robert Downey Jr a.k.a Iron Man turns 57 years today
Born on April 4, 1965, Robert Downey Jr. is an American actor and producer who made his acting debut at the age of five in his father’s film Pound in 1970. From then on he has appeared in many different personas in various film productions.
He received the most recognition for essaying the character of Tony Stark/Iron Man, starring in ten films within the Marvel Cinematic Universe that began with Iron Man (2008). His other acclaimed works include the title character Sherlock Holmes (2009), and its sequel, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) which earned him much fame. His best performances, however, were in the films Tropic Thunder and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.
With fame came fortune, and from 2013 to 2015 he was named Hollywood’s highest-paid actor by Forbes.
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