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Robert Downey Jr.

The New York native's acting breakthrough came in 1987 with "Less Than Zero," in which he portrayed Julian Wells, a young cocaine addict in Hollywood.

One of his greatest performances was as Charlie Chapman for which he earned an Oscar nomination.

In the mid to late 1990s Downey was arrested several times on drug-related charges, and he was in and out of rehab.

His guest-star turn on "Ally McBeal" as McBeal's love interest earned him a Golden Globe.

Once clean, Downey's career started to pick up. In recent years, he landed the role of Tony Stark, the lead character in the blockbuster "Iron Man." The sequel is slated for 2010. In 2009, he was nominated as b...  Show more »
The New York native's acting breakthrough came in 1987 with "Less Than Zero," in which he portrayed Julian Wells, a young cocaine addict in Hollywood.

One of his greatest performances was as Charlie Chapman for which he earned an Oscar nomination.

In the mid to late 1990s Downey was arrested several times on drug-related charges, and he was in and out of rehab.

His guest-star turn on "Ally McBeal" as McBeal's love interest earned him a Golden Globe.

Once clean, Downey's career started to pick up. In recent years, he landed the role of Tony Stark, the lead character in the blockbuster "Iron Man." The sequel is slated for 2010. In 2009, he was nominated as best supporting actor for his role as a white actor trying to portray a black man in the comedy "Tropic Thunder."

Continuing his 2009 streak, Downey will be starring in "The Soloist" opposite Jamie Foxx and as the great detective in "Sherlock Holmes".  « Show less

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    May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Did Cannes premiere pay off for 'Gatsby' at foreign box office?

    With its glitzy opening night premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last week, "The Great Gatsby" arrived overseas with a splash. Or at least that's what Warner Bros. was hoping for as the movie played for the festival crowd days before it debuted in many European theaters and beyond.
    With its glitzy opening night premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last week, "The Great Gatsby" arrived overseas with a splash. Or at least that's what Warner Bros. was hoping for as the movie played for the festival crowd days before it debuted in...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Cannes Film Festival, Film Festivals, Leonardo DiCaprio, France

    2. May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. 'Iron Man 3' to pass the $1-billion milestone

    Iron Man is already part of an elite crew of superheroes, but now he is set to join a rarefied group at the box office.
    Iron Man is already part of an elite crew of superheroes, but now he is set to join a rarefied group at the box office. "Iron Man 3," the third film in the franchise starring Robert Downey Jr., will pass the $1-billion milestone, possibly by Wednesday...

    Tags: Services and Shopping, Iron Man 2 (movie), Iron Man 3 (movie), The Avengers (movie, 2012), Entertainment

    3. May 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Taylor Mead dies at 88; underground film legend and bohemian artist

    Taylor Mead, an underground cinema legend whose comic charm and sense of the surreal inspired Andy Warhol and other seminal figures in the alternative film world, died Wednesday in Denver. He was 88.
    Taylor Mead, an underground cinema legend whose comic charm and sense of the surreal inspired Andy Warhol and other seminal figures in the alternative film world, died Wednesday in Denver. He was 88. A fixture of bohemian New York who was also a poet...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Poetry, Celebrities, Stroke, Entertainment

    4. May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Monday's TV Highlights:'Castle' on ABC

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    Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 12 - 18, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     --------------------   SERIES How I Met Your Mother As Robin and...

    Tags: ABC (tv network), Freddie Highmore, Mila Kunis, U.S. Army, Prince Michael Jackson

    5. May 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. 'Iron Man 3' rules again, but 'Great Gatsby' is still celebrating

    &ldquo;The Great Gatsby&rdquo; wasn&rsquo;t the No. 1 film at the box office this weekend, but Warner Bros. executives may be breaking out the bubbly anyway.
    “The Great Gatsby” wasn’t the No. 1 film at the box office this weekend, but Warner Bros. executives may be breaking out the bubbly anyway. Baz Luhrmann's 3-D take on of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1920s novel lost out to “Iron Man 3,&...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Genres, Joel Edgerton, Cannes Film Festival, Film Festivals

    6. May 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. 'Gatsby' is talk of the town, but 'Iron Man 3' will still be No. 1

    "The Great Gatsby" is set to make a splashy debut at the box office this weekend, but "Iron Man 3" will still be the life of the party.
    "The Great Gatsby" is set to make a splashy debut at the box office this weekend, but "Iron Man 3" will still be the life of the party. The Marvel Studios film starring Robert Downey Jr. debuted with a massive $174.1 million last weekend and has already...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Cannes Film Festival, Long Island, Carey Mulligan, Film Festivals

    7. May 10, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  7. ‘Iron Man 3’: How VFX made ‘barrel of monkeys’ scene soar [videos]

    Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles Times
    So it turns out that rescuing a bunch of people sucked out of a hole in Air Force One at […]...
    8. May 2, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  8. ‘Iron Man 3′: Robert Downey Jr. on Tony Stark’s ‘trippy saga’

    Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles Times
    Sometimes, even for “Iron Man 3″ star Robert Downey Jr., it's not always easy to describe where Tony Stark ends ......
    9. May 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Friday's TV Highlights: 'Blue Bloods' on CBS

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    Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 5 - 11, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     -------------------- SERIES Undercover Boss The new episode...

    Tags: Benedict Cumberbatch, Patricia Heaton, Zachary Quinto, ABC (tv network), Carey Mulligan

    10. May 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Small-town movie theaters threatened by shift to digital cinema

    MONTE RIO, Calif. &mdash; On the redwood-lined banks of the Russian River, dozens of local residents and tourists gathered in a grassy field on a hot Sunday afternoon, lining up to buy raffle tickets and $10 plates of barbecued chicken as a bluegrass group rehearsed a number for a Ramble at the Rio concert.
    MONTE RIO, Calif. — On the redwood-lined banks of the Russian River, dozens of local residents and tourists gathered in a grassy field on a hot Sunday afternoon, lining up to buy raffle tickets and $10 plates of barbecued chicken as a bluegrass...

    Tags: Services and Shopping, Arts and Culture, Kickstarter, Iron Man (movie), Human Interest

    11. May 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Review: 'Iron Man 3' smartly reboots the suit midflight

    Batman's done it. Spider-Man too. Superman is about to try. As studios attempt to inject new life into overly familiar comic-book franchises, reboots &mdash; with changes in tone, directors and stars &mdash; are all the rage. But "Iron Man 3" proves there is more than one way to skin this particular cat.
    Batman's done it. Spider-Man too. Superman is about to try. As studios attempt to inject new life into overly familiar comic-book franchises, reboots — with changes in tone, directors and stars — are all the rage. But "Iron Man 3" proves there...

    Tags: Action (Movie Genre), Flight (movie), Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Superman (fictional character), The Avengers (movie, 2012)

    12. May 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. PASSINGS: Jeanne Cooper, Mario Machado, Bryan Forbes

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    Jeanne Cooper Emmy winner starred in 'The Young and the Restless' Jeanne Cooper, 84, the enduring soap opera star who played grande dame Katherine Chancellor for nearly four decades on CBS' "The Young and the Restless," died Wednesday in her sleep,...

    Tags: Obituaries, Tony Curtis, Bracken's World (tv program) , Soccer, Entertainment

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