You can see this from the fact Downey's head looks about 11" compared to the chart. Amazingly, GQ actually described him "Five Ten" back in '08! As for the mugshot with the height chart, first we have to remember that you look taller standing closer to the camera and you obviously stand in front of the chart. listing means is that's probably what Downey claimed or had on his driver's license. Whilst people question whether actors like Brad Pitt or Tom Cruise wear lifts, Robert's a clear example of someone who is out there on the red carpet rocking his own style and not giving a damn! Height is one of the rules and practices of this male-enhancing business".
Or read up on John Wayne, who even had lifts in his car so he'd look taller driving. In fact, in a JapanTimes interview he said of this lift-wearing, "There's nothing to talk about there - lots of actors do that, both now and in the past. In his 40's he appears to want to look taller so has had a habit of wearing what appear to be elevator style boots and sneakers.įor his roles as Tony Stark and Sherlock he has also been photographed wearing height enhancing footwear to appear taller on screen. He has also starred in such films as Sherlock Holmes, Chaplin, Air America, The Judge, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Tropic Thunder and Less Than Zero. (He stayed clean and was pardoned by Governor Jerry Brown in 2015.American actor best known for playing Tony Stark in the Iron Man trilogy and Avengers Assemble. In 2003, Mel Gibson paid the insurance for “The Singing Detective,” which started his career rebound Downey underwent a personal rehab, crediting such factors as his wife Susan, meditation and 12-step programs.
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Jodie Foster asked Variety, “Could anybody else in the world have given that performance? Robert is someone who is extremely brilliant but who is suffering because he’s almost too smart.”ĭespite the admiration, Downey, Stephen Rea, Denzel Washington and Clint Eastwood all lost out on the best actor Oscar to Al Pacino for “Scent of a Woman.”įrom 1996-2001, the actor experienced drug arrests, a high-profile firing (from TV series “Ally McBeal”), tabloid rumors and industry rejection because his track record meant a film couldn’t get a completion bond. Variety praised Downey’s work as “truly remarkable,” saying Chaplin’s unique abilities as an actor, dancer, mime and athlete would seem impossible to duplicate, “but Downey proves otherwise.” 17, 1992, said the actor’s performance was “miraculous, one of the most staggering performances I’ve seen in decades.” It’s standard procedure for a director to hype the star, but when audiences saw it, many of them agreed. That same year, he appeared in John Hughes’ “Weird Science” and became a cast regular on “Saturday Night Live.” He continued to work, but a big breakthrough came in 1992, when he starred in the title role of “Chaplin.” In that last work, Variety reviewer Ray Loynd said, “Robert Downey is a fresh surprise in a nice sidekick role.” 19, 1970, Variety‘s Richard Gold called it an “unfunny allegory.” He added, “The film’s one funny sequence has nothing to do with anything: everybody just tweedles around in ballet costumes to a cheerfully obscene rock tune.” The critic didn’t like it, but his damnation makes the film sound pretty interesting.Īs with most actors, Downey found work wherever he could: He appeared in his father’s “Greaser’s Palace,” John Sayles’ 1983 film “Baby It’s You,” the New York stage musical “American Passion,” and the 1985 gangs-in-school melodrama “Tuff Turf,” starring James Spader. At age 5, he made his film debut, billed as Bob Downey in the 1970 “Pound,” directed by his father, Robert Downey Sr., who was coming off the success of counterculture fave “Putney Swope.” In “Pound,” all the actors played dogs in an animal shelter it was sort of like “Cats,” a decade before Andrew Lloyd Webber.