Robert Downey Jr. It is a clear sample of personal improvement. Although he is currently one of the most beloved actors in Hollywood and in the cinema thanks to his role as Tony Starkthe actor crossed very difficult moments during his career before becoming the icon that is today.
The American actor is also a producer and singer. Thanks to Marvel Studios Already his perseverance, today is One of the best paid actors in the cinemasince he earned millions of dollars to interpret the iron man.
During the early 80’s, Downey decided to leave high school and move to New York to be able to devote himself to acting. This is how he began to obtain minor theater roles until he was hired to work in the program “Saturday Night Live”. However, it did not remain for a long time because the program recorded the lowest levels of audience at that time And Downey was listed as one of the worst show actors according to Rolling Stone magazine.
However, that did not prevent the actor from beginning several film projects, such as “Weird Scene”, “Less Than Zero” and “Chaplin”in which he played the legendary comedian and with whom he obtained his First Oscar nomination. However, everything that goes up has to go down.
His problems with police and drugs
In the mid -90’s, Downey’s career collapsed because he began to have serious problems with Drugs. This led him to between 1996 and 2001 arrested repeatedly for possession of cocaine, heroin and dope. Despite the efforts to rehabilitate, the actor fell several times, which seemed to announce the end of his career.
When he obtained a role in the series “Ally McBeal”the actor won a Golden Globe. However, this triumph was overshadowed because in 2001 he was arrested under suspicion of Controlled substances consumption. Although cocaine was detected in his body, he obtained probation but was immediately fired from the project.
Robert Downey Jr’s resurgence
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When the actor finally exceeded his drug problem, returning to the performance was difficult, since the insurance companies that contacted the producers They had put a very high price by the actor. However, his great opportunity came in 2007, when he was chosen to play “Iron Man”paper that would change your life forever.
Marvel executives admitted that this was An experiment that could go wrongbut the opposite happened. Thanks to Downey, the doors opened to the whole Company Franchise. Since then, he participated in a large number of projects and obtained his first Oscar for his participation in “Oppenheimer”.
Robert Downey Jr. heritage today
Thanks to his great career in the cinema, today Robert Downey Jr enjoys a net worth of 300 million dollarsaccording to Celebrity Net Worth. However, other media speculate that fortune amounts to 500 million.
On the other hand, with his return to Marvel’s cinematographic universe, the actor is expected to obtain Other 100 million thanks to its role as Dr. Doom.
Source: Ambito
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