Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American actor. Born in New York City, he is the son of director Robert Downey Sr. Having appeared in several small film roles from an early age, at 20 he joined the cast of Saturday Night Live, but only appeared there for one season. He went on to star in The Pick-up Artist in 1987. The same year, he portrayed the drug-addicted rich boy in Less Than Zero, a role which came close to his later public life. In 1992 Downey starred as Charlie Chaplin in Chaplin, a role which garnered him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. His other films include Only You, Natural Born Killers and lead role as a seventeenth-century doctor in Restoration, a film adaptation of Rose Tremain's novel of the same name.

In 2000, he became an acclaimed regular on the television series Ally McBeal, but was fired after a drug-related arrest in April 2001. Downey has had a public battle with drug addiction throughout his adult life. He has been in and out of prison and rehab centers several times.

On November 23, 2004, he released his debut musical album "The Futurist" on Sony Classical.

Drug addiction

On June 23, 1996, Robert Downey, Jr. was arrested for driving drunk and being in possession of Mexican Black Tar heroin, crack, cocaine and a .357 Magnum revolver.

A few weeks later, on July 20, Downey broke into a Malibu, California home and fell asleep in a child's bed. When he was arrested for trespassing, Downey claimed his limo driver dropped him off at the wrong address.

On November 6, Malibu Municipal Judge Lawrence Mira sentenced Downey to three years probation for weapons and drugs charges. However, just over one month later on December 8, 1997, Judge Mira sentenced Downey to six months in jail for violating parole. Eighteen months later, Downey returned to Corcoran State Prison to serve a three-year sentence for a parole violation again on July 16, 1999.[1] (http://www.thesmokinggun.com/mugshots/rdowneymug1.html)

After being released for good behaviour, Downey was arrested again in a Palm Springs, California hotel for cocaine and Valium possession and being under the influence of a controlled substance on November 25, 2000.

On April 24, 2001, he was arrested in Los Angeles for being under the influence of a controlled substance after he was found wandering in an alley.


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On April 24, 2001, he was arrested in Los Angeles for being under the influence of a controlled substance after he was found wandering in an alley. Guest became the fifth Baron Haden-Guest of Saling (near Braintree), when his father died in 1996. After being released for good behaviour, Downey was arrested again in a Palm Springs, California hotel for cocaine and Valium possession and being under the influence of a controlled substance on November 25, 2000. They have two children: Anne (born 1986) and Thomas (born March 1996). Eighteen months later, Downey returned to Corcoran State Prison to serve a three-year sentence for a parole violation again on July 16, 1999.[1] (http://www.thesmokinggun.com/mugshots/rdowneymug1.html). He married Jamie Lee Curtis in 1984. However, just over one month later on December 8, 1997, Judge Mira sentenced Downey to six months in jail for violating parole. He also appeared as Count Rugen in The Princess Bride.

On November 6, Malibu Municipal Judge Lawrence Mira sentenced Downey to three years probation for weapons and drugs charges. He went on to write, act in, and direct several other heavily improvised mockumentaries:. When he was arrested for trespassing, Downey claimed his limo driver dropped him off at the wrong address. Guest made his first appearance as Tufnel on the 1980 album Lenny and the Squigtones by "Lenny and Squiggy"' (comedians Michael McKean and David Lander). A few weeks later, on July 20, Downey broke into a Malibu, California home and fell asleep in a child's bed. He is best known for his portrayal of Nigel Tufnel in the mockumentary movie This is Spinal Tap, and his time as a cast member on NBC's Saturday Night Live (1984-1985). was arrested for driving drunk and being in possession of Mexican Black Tar heroin, crack, cocaine and a .357 Magnum revolver. Christopher Guest (born February 5, 1948, New York, New York) is a British-American actor, writer, director, composer, and musician.

On June 23, 1996, Robert Downey, Jr. A Mighty Wind (2003) - as Alan Barrows. On November 23, 2004, he released his debut musical album "The Futurist" on Sony Classical. Best in Show (2000) - as Harlan Pepper. He has been in and out of prison and rehab centers several times. Clair. Downey has had a public battle with drug addiction throughout his adult life. Waiting for Guffman (1996) - as Corky St.

In 2000, he became an acclaimed regular on the television series Ally McBeal, but was fired after a drug-related arrest in April 2001. His other films include Only You, Natural Born Killers and lead role as a seventeenth-century doctor in Restoration, a film adaptation of Rose Tremain's novel of the same name. In 1992 Downey starred as Charlie Chaplin in Chaplin, a role which garnered him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. The same year, he portrayed the drug-addicted rich boy in Less Than Zero, a role which came close to his later public life.

He went on to star in The Pick-up Artist in 1987. Having appeared in several small film roles from an early age, at 20 he joined the cast of Saturday Night Live, but only appeared there for one season. Born in New York City, he is the son of director Robert Downey Sr. Robert Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American actor.