Downey was born April 4, 1965 in Manhattan, New York. He is producer, singer and songwriter but above all is an actor. His father, RobertDowney Sr., is an actor, writer, producer, cinematographer, and director of underground films. Downey made his screen debut at the age of five
when he appeared in one of his father's films, Pound (1970), and has worked consistently in film and television ever since.
Downey started landing roles in bigger films such as Air America (1990), Soapdish (1991) and Natural Born Killers (1994). These higher-profile roles eventually led to his being cast as Charlie Chaplin in the 1992 film Chaplin, for which he earned an Academy Award nomination for Best
Actor. Between 1996 and 2001, Downey was frequently arrested on drug- related charges and went through several drug treatment programs, but had difficulty staying clean. In 2007, Downey was cast as the title character in the comic book adaptation Iron Man which premiered in the spring of 2008, making almost $100 million in the United States and Canada during its opening
weekend. Next, he played the titular lead character in Guy Ritchie's adaptation of Sherlock Holmes, released Christmas 2009, for which Downey won a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for his portrayal of the famous detective. He reprised the role of Tony Stark in the 2010 sequel, Iron Man 2.
I choose him because I love his movies and because he is my favourite actor. I think that is a genius in the world of the cinema because he does everything, but he is the best when he interprets a main character like Sherlock Holmes, Iron Man or Charlie Chaplin.
Andreia Moreira
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