2. • His full name is Robert
John Downey Jr.
• He was born on April
4, 1965, in New York
City.
• He began acting when
he was a young child
• Downey made his film
debut playing a puppy
in his father's
film, Pound (1970)
3. • He had been introduced to
drugs at the age of eight by
his father, and developed a
full-fledged addiction as he
headed into his 20s.
•But now he says:
”I don't drink these days. I
am allergic to alcohol and
narcotics. I break out in
handcuffs.”
4. • Downey's first leading role on the
big screen was a charming
womanizer in The Pick-up Artist
(1987), a romantic comedy
•His breakthrough performance
came in 1987 with the film Less
Than Zero (1987).