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| Born | June 24, 1936 |
| Hometown | New York City, U.S. |
| Net worth | $10 million |
| Height | 6'3" (1.91m) |
| Spouse | Rosemary Rogers (m 1998 - 2021) , Laura Ernst (m 1991 - 1994) , Elsie Ann Ford (m 1962 - 1975) |
| Children | Robert Downey Jr. |
| Parents | Betty McLoughlin , Robert Elias |
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‘Vertigo’ remake readies at Paramount, Robert Downey Jr. may play lead role
- To the mission tower once more! Paramount Pictures has acquired rights to remake “Vertigo,” the James Stewart and Kim Novak-led Alfred Hitchcock psychological thriller that is considered by many critics to be the greatest film of all time. (It swapped places with the previous number one, “Citizen Kane,” on the 2012 Sight and Sound poll; […]
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Robert Downey Sr. Got Candid About Introducing His Son To Drugs As A Kid
“We thought it was cute to let them smoke,” the late filmmaker says in the new documentary "Sr." of giving Robert Downey Jr. marijuana at age 6.
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Robert Downey Jr. Discusses His Dad Giving Him Drugs as a Kid in New Documentary
Robert Downey Sr. recalled the 'terrible, stupid mistake' in an old interview.
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All About Robert Downey Jr.'s Late Dad, Robert Downey Sr.
Famed filmmaker Robert Downey Sr. died in July 2021 after a five-year battle with Parkinson's Disease
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Robert Downey Jr. Reflected On Being Introduced To Drugs At Age 6 By His Father
"It was an idiot move on our parts, a lot of us, to share that with our children."View Entire Post ›
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Robert Downey Jr. and Late Dad Get Candid About Becoming 'Stuck' in 'Drug-Culture Life' in Sr. Doc
Robert Downey Jr. recalled in the Netflix documentary that he was "playing a game of just wanting to self-soothe or just stay loaded rather than deal with the fact that things had gone off the tracks a little bit"
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Why Robert Downey Jr. Gave His Blessing to ‘Sr.,’ the Documentary About His Filmmaker Father
TheWrap magazine: Director Chris Smith ("American Movie") talks about how how the young Downey contributed to the film charting his father's illness
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Robert Downey Jr. and Director Chris Smith Detail the ‘Huge Profound Impact’ of ‘Sr.’
The producer and the director talked to IndieWire about how the inventive Netflix documentary changed their approach to filmmaking.
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Robert Downey Jr. On The Father-Son Journey In ‘Sr.,’ Netflix Docu On His Filmmaker Dad
EXCLUSIVE: After festival premieres in Telluride, AFI and New York, the Chris Smith-directed documentary Sr. just started its run on Netflix. What began as a docu about Robert Downey Sr, the ’60s counterculture director of avant-garde films including Putney Swope and Greaser’s Palace, Sr. evolved into much more as the process stretched over three years […]
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‘Sr.’ Director Chris Smith Found Himself Following Robert Downey Sr.’s Lead, For The Film And Beyond – Contenders Documentary
While crafting the documentary Sr. chronicling the life of writer, director and actor Robert Downey Sr., filmmaker Chris Smith found himself, much like Downey’s films themselves, setting aside advance notions and following where the story took him. “It started as a portrait of an artist, and it changed into a look at a relationship between […]
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‘Sr.’: Robert Downey Jr. Pays Tribute to His Late, Great Father
What starts as an offbeat portrait of an oddball underground filmmaker turns into something far more complicated, affectionate and moving
