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სახელი: რობერტ
გვარი: დაუნი
დაიბადა: 1965
სიმაღლე: 1.74 მ
ბიოგრაფია:
This gifted but troubled actor made his first screen appearance at age
five, playing a puppy in 'Pound' (1970), directed by father Robert
Downey. After dropping out of high school, Robert Downey Jr. began
working odd jobs, including being a piece of living art in a SoHo
nightclub in NYC. He received his initial break from his father with a
small part in 'America' (filmed in 1982, but released in 1986), but did
not appear in a credited screen role until 1983's 'Baby, It's You,”
directed by John Sayles. After a series of small roles in slight teen
films, ('Weird Science' 1985, 'Back to School' 1986), Downey landed his
breakthrough role as the tragic, cocaine-addicted Julian in 'Less Than
Zero' (1987), an ironic harbinger of things to come.
The actor
went on to give mature performances as the idealistic lawyer opposite
James Woods in 'True Believer' and as the confused romantic hero of
'Chances Are' (both 1989). Downey delivered a tour-de-force as the
title character in Richard Attenborough's biopic 'Chaplin' (1992).
Though the film wasn't well received at the box-office, the leading
player was universally praised for his ability to capture the essence
of the world's favorite little tramp and earned a deserved Best Actor
Oscar nomination. He followed up with 'Heart and Souls', a light
comedy, co-starring Charles Grodin and Kyra Sedgwick and Robert
Altman's 'Short Cuts' (both 1993), in which he was a quirky make-up
artist. The following year, Downey received critical praise as an
Australian talk-show host broadcasting during a prison riot in Oliver
Stone's 'Natural Born Killers' and offered a deft comic turn as Marisa
Tomei's would-be lover in 'Only You.” In 1995, he had three high
profile roles, playing Holly Hunter's manic gay brother in Jodie
Foster's 'Home for the Holidays,” a 17th-century court physician who
falls out of favor with the King and seeks redemption in a Quaker
hospital in the lavish 'Restoration' and Annette Bening's brother in
Richard Loncraine's 'Richard III,” starring Ian McKellen.
Downey's
erratic off-screen behavior had often proved fodder for the tabloids
but it was a June 1996 arrest that was the beginning of the actor's
troubles with the law. When the police stopped Downey for speeding,
they discovered drugs and an unloaded firearm in his car. The actor
went in and out of rehab (and miraculously continued to work in films)
as part of a sentence of three years' probation. In December 1997,
however, after missing mandatory drug tests, he was re-arrested and
jailed. Two years later, after repeated offenses, Downey was sentenced
to a prison term, despite outcries and pleas that the actor be placed
in rehab.
While his legal troubles were brewing and despite
struggling with his addictions, Downey remained focused on his career
and delivered a handful of memorable performances. In 1997's 'One Night
Stand,” he was moving as a gay man stricken with AIDS and he proved
effective as an associate of Kenneth Branagh's Southern lawyer in 'The
Gingerbread Man' (1998), directed by Robert Altman. Long-time friend
James Toback offered the actor a pair of challenging roles: a womanizer
confronted by a pair of his lovers in 'Two Girls and a Guy' (1998) and
a documentary filmmaker's homosexual husband who makes a pass at Mike
Tyson in 'Black & White' (1999). Downey also offered a slyly comic
supporting turn as Michael Douglas' gay editor in the grossly
overlooked 'Wonder Boys' (2000).
After being incarcerated for a
year, Downey was released from prison in August 2000 when an appeals
court ruled that he had had served more than enough time to fulfill his
sentence. While continuing to struggle with his addictions (upon his
release from prison, he immediately entered a drug treatment facility),
the actor also fielded offers for work. The first job he accepted was
playing a recurring role as a love interest to Calista Flockhart's
titular 'Ally McBeal' on that Fox series. Downey debuted in the role in
the fall of 2000 and quickly won over viewers and critics. But his
personal troubles persisted. During the Thanksgiving holidays in 2000,
the actor was arrested on weapons and drug possession charges but
cooperated with police. Two months later, he picked up a Golden Globe
Award for his work on the Fox show and his future appeared to be
bright, but in April 2001, just prior to the end of the filming season,
Downey was once again arrested for being under the influence of a
controlled substance. Producer David E. Kelley summarily fired him and
re-wrote the series' last episode (in which his character was supposed
to marry Ally). Despite earning an Emmy nomination for his work on the
show, there was little chance of his ever returning to reprise the
part. In July 2001, Downey was sentenced to three years probation,
including one-year in a drug rehab center.
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