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Robert Downey Jr. Through the Years: From Marvel to ‘Oppenheimer’ and More


After battling drug addiction, Robert Downey Jr. turned his life around and made a comeback as the iconic Iron Man before starring in ‘Oppenheimer’

Long before he became Tony Stark, Downey Jr. made his acting debut in his father’s film Pound at the age of 5 and held a small role just a couple of years later in 1972’s Greaser’s Palace. He dropped out of high school and moved back to New York to live with his mother four years later to pursue acting full-time and landed a role in the Off-Broadway musical American Passion. Long before he became Tony Stark, Downey Jr. made his acting debut in his father’s film Pound at the age of 5 and held a small role just a couple of years later in 1972’s Greaser’s Palace.

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