
“Jarvis, sometimes you gotta run before you can walk.” — IronMan
Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965)[1] is an American actor. His career has been characterized by critical and popular notoriety in his youth, followed by a period of substance abuse and legal troubles, before a resumption of critical repute and resurgence of commercial success in middle age.
In 2008, Downey was named by Time magazine among the hundred most influential people in the world.[2][3]; and from 2013 to 2015, he was listed by Forbes as Hollywood’s single highest-paid actor. His films have grossed over $5.8 billion in North America and $14.4 billion internationally, making him the second-highest-grossing box-office actor to date both domestically and worldwide.[6][7]