Robert Downey Jr.

(August 2, 2000) Released from jail on $5,000 bail.

(March 31, 1998) Released from jail to complete his six-month jail sentence at a drug rehabilitation center. Downey caused a stir when he was freed to work on a movie.

(February 13, 1998) He got into fight with another inmate at the Los Angeles County Jail, where he was serving time for a probation violation, and was treated for a cut over his nose.

(December 1997) Jailed for 180 days for violating probation.

(October 17, 1997) Probation revoked after continued drug use.

(August 1996) Remanded to a secure drug rehabilitation center.

(August 1996) During traffic stop for speeding, he was arrested for drunk driving, possession of heroin, and possession of an unloaded pistol in his pickup truck. This was his first reported brush with the law at age 31. He was given a suspended prison sentence of three years, and granted probation with requirements of random drug testing and drug counselling.

Names Peter OToole as his favorite actor.

Lived with Sarah Jessica Parker for seven years during the 1980s.

Son of Robert Downey Sr..

Son Indio Falconer Downey , with his first wife Deborah Falconer , was born on September 7, 1993.

Attended Stagedoor Manor.

(June 22, 1999) Sent to a rehab center at the Los Angeles County jail while waiting for an August 5 hearing.

His father introduced him to drugs, offering him a marijuana joint when he was age 8.

While drunk, he wandered into a neighbors Malibu home that he thought was his own, and fell asleep in their childs bed. He was arrested for being under the influence of drugs, which was a third violation of his probation.

He took daily drug tests during the filming of Two Girls and a Guy .

Once worked as a piece of living art in a SoHo nightclub in New York City.

(August 6, 1999) After Downeys three violations of probation for drug and alcohol abuse in a three-year span of time since he was spared a prison sentence and placed on probation, Malibu Judge Lawrence Mira stated that he was out of options. He was sentencing Downey to prison, he said, to save his life, because he would not take the responsibility of refraining from alcohol and drug use on his own. The Judge invoked the three years sentence in state prison that had been suspended in 1996. Downey spent two weeks in a state prison reception center at Wasco, California, for orientation. On August 25, 1999, he was transferred to a Department of Corrections prison named "SATF" (Substance Abuse Treatment Facility) for drug dependent prisoners in Corcoran California. Scheduled release date: November 2, 2000. SATF is across the street from the other Corcoran Prison, where inmates were shot to death on the exercise yard during fights in the 1990s. Downeys lawyers have approached the Malibu judge several times in the last 11 months to request Downeys release, but the Judge has refused.

Downeys lawyers petitioned the State Court of Appeals in Los Angeles, stating that Downey had already served enough time because the Malibu judge had made errors in calculating his sentence. He had not given credit for the several times Downey spent in lockdown rehab units and in pre-sentencing confinement. Downeys lawyers claimed that he should have been released in February 2000.

(November 25, 2000) Downey re-arrested on drugs and weapons charges in Palm Springs, California, at the luxurious Merv Griffin resort, after an anonymous tip to police. Downey was found alone, with cocaine and methamphetamines. He cooperated with police, spent the night in jail, and was released the next morning on $15,000.00 bail. Downey had been on a career upswing with his successful stint on "Ally McBeal" , and his upcoming stage performance as Hamlet, set for January 2001 in Los Angeles, to be directed by his friend Mel Gibson.

(April 24, 2001) Arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance in Los Angeles after he was found wandering in an alley. He was fired from the television series "Ally McBeal" by producer David E. Kelley after the arrest.

(March 15, 2001) Downeys attorneys advised the judge that they could not reach a plea bargain in his November 2000 drug arrest.

(May 24, 2001) Downey pleaded not guilty to the November 2000 drug charges. He is being held in a drug rehab center until his case is decided.

(July 16, 2001) Downey pleaded no contest to drug charges. The judge sentenced him to remain in rehabilitation for one year and to three years probation.

His parents divorced when he was age 11.

Kept a great deal of the authentic vintage clothing he wore in the movie Chaplin .

In a symbolic attempt to bury his decadent 1980s Brat Pack image and begin a new phase of his life and career after filming Chaplin in 1991, he (literally) buried the clothes that he wore in Less Than Zero in the backyard of his house.

As a result of his fathers work (Robert Downey Sr. was (and is) an independent filmmaker), Downey the younger spent a great deal of his childhood on the move. He lived at various points in Connecticut, New York, California, London, Paris and Woodstock.

At the age of 10, while living in London, Robert attended the Perry House School in Chelsea and studied classical ballet.

Married his first wife after dating her for only 42 days.

Dropped out of Santa Monica High School at age 17 and moved to New York to become an actor. First jobs in the city included bussing tables at Central Falls restaurant, working in a shoe store, and performing as "living art" at SohHos notorious underground club Area.

Downey enjoyed working with the director of the Elton John music video - contemporary artist Sam Taylor-Johnson - so much that he suggested that they work together again on an art piece. The result was an art video called "Piet", made in the manner of Michelangelos famous Piet sculpture in Rome. It was included in Sam Taylor-Johnson s exhibition "Mute" at the White Cube 2 art gallery in London, November 23 to January 12, 2002.

Starred in Elton John s music video for the song "I Want Love". Downey was let out of rehab for one day in late July specifically to shoot the video (which was filmed in one long continuous take at Greystone Manor in Beverly Hills). This was Downeys first work since being fired from the television series "Ally McBeal" in April 2001.

Starred briefly with his first wife Deborah Falconer in the Robert Altman movie Short Cuts .

Childhood friends with Richard Hall, better known as Moby.

He married his second wife, Gothika producer Susan Downey , at Amagansett, New York on August 27, 2005.

Was approached to play the role as Zaphod Beeblebrox in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy .

Is the first regular cast member of "Saturday Night Live" to be nominated for an Academy Award in the category "Best Actor in a Leading Role". Joan Cusack and Dan Aykroyd were also nominated for Academy Awards some years before Downey, but both were nominated for supporting roles.

Was in attendance at Chris Penn s funeral at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.

Met wife Susan Downey on the set of Gothika .

He proposed to Susan Downey on her 30th birthday.

Sting ("Every Breath You Take") and Billy Idol performed at his wedding to Susan Downey.

Before he starred as Iron Man , Downey had done films with three of the actors who played Batman: with George Clooney in Good Night, and Good Luck. ; with Val Kilmer in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang ; and with Michael Keaton in Game 6 .

On the set of A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints he took co-star Adam Scarimbolo under his wing.

Ranked #60 in Time magazines 100 Most Influential People in the World .

Downeys paternal grandfather, Robert Elias, was of Lithuanian Jewish descent, while Downeys paternal grandmother, model Betty McLoughlin, was of half Irish and half Hungarian Jewish ancestry. Downeys mothers lineage was English, Scottish, German, and Swiss-German.

Close friends with Anthony Michael Hall and Ramon Estevez.

Gave life to the same character (Tony Stark) in two movies in the same year ( Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk ) produced by the same studio (Marvel Studios).

Has worn lifts at his directors requests in his recent leading man roles, namely Iron Man and its sequel and in Sherlock Holmes , in order to enhance his height.

Signed on to voice "The Devil" on the animated series "God, the Devil and Bob" . Shortly thereafter, Downey was jailed, so he was replaced by Alan Cumming.

In order to get over his drug addiction, he began studying Wing Chun in 2003 under Sifu Eric Oram, who served as a fight and martial arts consultant on Guy Ritchie s Sherlock Holmes .

According to an interview he gave to Newsweek in February 2009, when Downey went to Japan for their opening of Iron Man , he was detained on entry because Japanese authorities ran his passport and found it linked to some incredible criminal activity (namely Downeys multiple arrests and incarcerations on drug-related charges in the 1990s and 2000s). For failing to disclose these convictions, Downey was interrogated for six hours and was almost barred from entry into Japan. It was finally decided that he could enter Japan for the Iron Man premiere but he is never to be allowed into Japan again.

Godfather of his son Indio Falconer Downey is close friend Anthony Michael Hall.

Was roommates with Kiefer Sutherland in the early 1980s.

Attended Junior High School 104 in Manhattan with fellow actors Jon Cryer , Erica Gimpel and Kadeem Hardison.

Filmed his role in Hail Caesar in one day.

Lives in Venice and Malibu, California.

Is the first, and thus far only, actor to win a Golden Globe for portraying Sherlock Holmes.

Honoured at the 25th American Cinematheque Award on October 14, 2011 in Los Angeles.

Mentioned in a November 2010 interview with Playboy magazine that he studies Kung Fu at the L.A. Wing Chun Kung Fu Academy in West Los Angeles three times a week for three hours a session.

Starred in the film, Chances Are , and, years later, sang Bob Seger and Martina McBride s song "Chances Are" while appearing on the television series "Ally McBeal" .

Placed his hand and footprints in concrete in front of Graumans Chinese Theater in 2010.

Was a huge fan of the Iron Man comics as a child.

Has stated on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" that he is not a method actor.

Robert and wife Susan Downey had their first child, Exton Elias Downey, on February 7, 2012. He weighing in at 7 lbs. 5 oz. and measuring 20 inches.

Is good friends with Due Date and The Soloist co-star, Jamie Foxx.

He was offered the lead role in Oz the Great and Powerful , but declined, as he was not interested.

(April 2013) He travelled around the world promoting Iron Man Three with back-to-back visits to Seoul, South Korea; Beijing, China; Moscow, Russia; Berlin, Germany; Paris, France and London, England.

He was considered for the role of Billy "The Kid" Hicks in St. Elmos Fire , which went to Rob Lowe. Prophetically, the character has a substance abuse problems.

He was originally set to star in Cowboys & Aliens , but had to drop out due to his commitment to Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows . The role went to Daniel Craig.

He was considered for the lead role in Ferris Buellers Day Off , which went to Matthew Broderick.

He was considered for the lead role in Top Gun , which went to Tom Cruise.

He turned down the lead role in Say Anything... , which went to John Cusack.

Before he starred as Iron Man , he had done films with three of the actors who played Batman: George Clooney , Val Kilmer and Michael Keaton. In Iron Man Three , he worked with Clooneys cousin, Miguel Ferrer.

Wife Susan Downey gave birth to baby girl, Avri Roel Downey at 3:22 a.m. on November 4, 2014.

Has worked with four "Doctor Watsons". In his own portrayal of Sherlock Holmes, he worked with Jude Law. In Iron Man Three , he worked with Ben Kingsley. In Captain America: Civil War , he worked with Martin Freeman. In The Judge , he worked with Robert Duvall.

During the promotion of Avengers: Age of Ultron , famously walked out of an interview with Krishnan Guru-Murthy when pressed about his "dark" past because he felt it was inappropriate that children would be watching. He told Howard Stern he would leave again if that ever happened in the future.

He was considered for the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in Batman , which went to Michael Keaton. He would, of course, play a different superhero.

He was considered for the role of Jack in Legend , which went to Tom Cruise.

He was considered for the title role in Edward Scissorhands , which went to Johnny Depp.

Good friends with: Mel Gibson , James Spader , Mark Ruffalo , Gwyneth Paltrow , Ben Stiller , Scarlett Johansson , Rob Lowe and Johnny Depp.

Good friends with Marvel Cinematic Universe cast: Scarlett Johansson , Elizabeth Olsen , Jeremy Renner , Chris Evans , Jon Favreau , Paul Bettany , Don Cheadle and Cobie Smulders.

As a five-year-old Robert uttered his very first words of dialog on film in his father Robert Downey Sr. s Pound : "Have any hair on your balls?".

Maintained a professional work ethic when he was a drug addict.

In The Nice Guys played cameo of corpse, Sid Shattuck.

Robert Downey, Jr. Is a cousin of crooner Harry Connick, Jr., news woman Barbara Walters and stunt pro Garner Ted Aukerman.

The higher the stakes, the happier I am, the better I will be.

[on why he did Danger Zone (1996) ] Five hundred grand for two,weeks.

I have a sense of destiny that you are led to the things you are,supposed to do.

"Locked Up Abroad" is always fun.

[on the Oscars ceremony] It is amazing to see how people are literally,hyperventilating when they get up there, because they have such an,attachment to this outcome.

Nobody has cornered Halloween as a market since Halloween (1978) .

My intent is to dominate the playing field for as long as I can, with my,own challenges, with myself.

[his acceptance speech for the American Cinematheque Award] I asked Mel,(Gibson) to present this award for me for a reason. When I couldnt get,sober, he told me not to give up hope and encouraged me to find my,faith. It didnt have to be his or anyone elses as long as it was,rooted in forgiveness. And I couldnt get hired, so he cast me in the,lead of a movie that was actually developed for him. He kept a roof,over my head and food on the table and most importantly he said if I,accepted responsibility for my wrongdoing and embraced that part of my,soul that was ugly hugging the cactus he calls it he said that if I,hugged the cactus long enough, Id become a man. I did and it worked.

All he asked in return was that someday I help the next guy in some,small way. Its reasonable to assume at the time he didnt imagine the,next guy would be him or that someday was tonight. So anyway on this,special occasion and in light of the recent holidays including Columbus,Day, I would ask that you join me, unless you are completely without,sin in which case you picked the wrong fucking industry, in forgiving,my friend his trespasses and offering him the same clean slate you have,me, allowing him to continue his great and ongoing contribution to our,collective art without shame. Hes hugged the cactus long enough.