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Robert Downey Jr.’s Broadway Jitters: Why Oscar Winner Is Nervous About Great White Way Debut


Robert Downey Jr. is nervous about his upcoming Broadway debut, a source tells Closer, as the actor won't have his beloved wife Susan by him at all times.

Robert Downey Jr. is gearing up for his star turn on the Great White Way but is nervous about spending time apart from his no-nonsense wife Susan while he’s working on Broadway, a source tells Closer exclusively. The huge risk is, of course, that Robert’s limited experience with live theatre could turn this into a giant embarrassment, and he won’t have Susan around all day acting as his buffer and safety net,” the source adds. Getty ImagesAfter a struggle with addiction in the 1990s that led to a prison stint in 1999, the Chaplin star staged a comeback after getting sober, landing a role on Fox’s legal dramedy Ally McBeal from 2000 through 2002.

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