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Robert Downey Jr

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Date of Birth: 1965 , April-4
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 5 Feet 9 Inch
Name Bill Gates
Birth Name William Henry Gates
Father Mathew Knowles
Mother Tina Knowles
Nationality American
Birth Place/City Seattle
Profession BUSINESSMAN
Net Worth $350 Million USD
Eye Color Brown
Hair Color Brown
Weight in KG 59 kg
Boyfriend Olivia Holt
Married married
Education Slade School of Fine Art
Awards 17 Grammys
Movies The Pink Panther, Dream Girls etc
TV Show Crime Scene Investigation
Ethnicity White
Body Measurements 34-25-35 (Bust-Waist-Hip)
Married to Melinda Gates (m. 1994)
Children Jennifer Katharine Gates, Rory John Gates, Phoebe Adele Gates
Nick Name Kelly
Religion Christian
Working For $87.9 billion
Famous for Singer
Affair with Olivia Holt
Divorce N/A
Sisters Ella Benward, Gracie Benward
Siblings City Spud, Jackie Donahue
Books Selp-Helf
Online Presence Facebook,Wiki,Twitter,Instagram
Face Color Light brown
Girlfriend N/A
Music Group Destiny's Child
Breast Size 34c
Waist size 25 in
Hip Size 35 in
Shoe Size 8.5
Salary $ 240 thousand
Albums Cloud 9
Neck Size 9.3

Quick Timeline of Robert Downey Jr

1965 Born in New York City, New York, United States
1970 Made his acting debut
1971 Began using marijuana
1982 Attended Santa Monica High School
2008 Appeared in the movie, Iron Man
1984 Began dating Sarah Jessica Parker
1992 Married to Deborah Falconer
1993 First child, Indio Falconer Downey
2004 Divorced to Deborah Falconer
2003 Began dating Susan Downey
2005 Married to Susan Downey
1994 Won Golden Globes, USA
1994 Won Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror

Detail Timeline of Robert Downey Jr

April 4 , 1965

Born in New York City, New York, United States

 Robert, who is known for playing intelligent but eccentric characters, was born as Robert John Downey Jr in New York City, New York, United States of America to Elsie Ford and Robert Downey Sr... He is an American and is of Lithuanian Jewish, Hungarian Jewish, Irish, Scottish, German, and Swiss descent.

1970

Made his acting debut

Besides drugs, he was also active in acting since a young age. He made his acting debut in 1970 by starring the role of Puppy in the movie Pound. Two years later he starred in the movie Greaser's Palace.

1971

Began using marijuana

Robert was addicted to drugs since he was a child. His father was the first man who let him use the drugs as he was also an addict. His childhood memory was full of drugs and alcohol. 

1982

Attended Santa Monica High School

As a child he was enrolled at Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center. He also attended Santa Monica High School but he dropped out from there in 1982. After that he began pursuing his acting career fully.

2008

Appeared in the movie, Iron Man

 His breakthrough role came in 2008 after he starred in the movie Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk. He is also famous for his role in the movies like Sherlock Holmes, Iron Man 2, The Avengers, Iron Man 3 and Avengers: Age of Ultron. For his role in Iron Man Three, he earned the salary of $50,000,000. 

1984

Began dating Sarah Jessica Parker

In 1984, Robert had romantic love affairs with Sarah Jessica Parker. Sarah Jessica Parker is an actress and producer from United States. He dated her as his girlfriend. This love life was ended in 1991 because of his drug addiction.

May 29 , 1992

Married to Deborah Falconer

On 29th of May 1992, Robert got married to Deborah Falconer. Deborah Falconer is a retired actress. She is also an established musician and is known from her debut album, Untangle. They were happy to have each other as loving husband and wife.

September 7 , 1993

First child, Indio Falconer Downey

He became father for the first time in his life in 1993. He and his first wife, Deborah Falconer welcomed their one and only child together on 7th of September and that time it was a son and they named him Indio Falconer Downey. 

April 26 , 2004

Divorced to Deborah Falconer

Though they were happily married, this married life changed the track in 2001 because of this drug addiction and his continuous visit to jail. She filed for divorce and they finally got divorced on 26th of April 2004.

2003

Began dating Susan Downey

In 2003, while Robert was on the set of Gothika, he met love of his life Susan Downey. Susan Downey is a film producer from United States. Their romantic love affairs induced while filming in this movie; however, Susan turned down this love affair several times because she feared it won't last long.

August 27 , 2005

Married to Susan Downey

After the completion of the movie Gothika, they continued this love life and they finally got married on 27th of August 2005. They have already welcomed two children together. They are still together as a married couple. 

1994

Won Golden Globes, USA

Golden Globes, USA is also one of the prestigious awards in the acting world and it’s an honor if anyone wins this award. He won this award for the first time in 1994. He also won this award in 2001 for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role.

1994

Won Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror

Till now he has been nominated in Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA for six different times and out of these six nominations he has been honored three times. He was honored with this award for the first time in 1994 for Best Actor.

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In 1984, Robert had romantic love affairs with Sarah Jessica Parker. Sarah Jessica Parker is an actress and producer from United States. He dated her as his girlfriend. This love life was ended in 1991 because of his drug addiction.

On 29th of May 1992, Robert got married to Deborah Falconer. Deborah Falconer is a retired actress. She is also an established musician and is known from her debut album, Untangle. They were happy to have each other as loving husband and wife. Their first child, Indio Falconer Downey was born at the end of 1993. Though they were happily married, this married life changed the track in 2001 because of this drug addiction and his continuous visit to jail. She filed for divorce and they finally got divorced on 26th of April 2004.

In 2003, while Robert was on the set of Gothika, he met love of his life Susan Downey. Susan Downey is a film producer from United States. Their romantic love affairs induced while filming in this movie; however, Susan turned down this love affair several times because she feared it won't last long. After the completion of this movie, they continued this love life and they finally got married on 27th of August 2005. They have already welcomed two children together.

Robert was addicted to drugs since he was a child. His father was the first man who let him use the drugs as he was also an addict. His childhood memory was full of drugs and alcohol. Besides drugs, he was also active in acting since a young age. He made his acting debut in 1970 by starring the role of Puppy in the movie Pound. Two years later he starred in the movie Greaser's Palace. As a child he was enrolled at Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center. He also attended Santa Monica High School but he dropped out from there in 1982. After that he began pursuing his acting career fully. In 1985, he also appeared in the Saturday Night Live in about 18 episodes but was severely criticized for this role. He got his rise in fame after he portrayed the role of Jack Jericho in the movie The Pick-up Artist. His breakthrough role came in 2008 after he starred in the movie Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk. He is also famous for his role in the movies like Sherlock Holmes, Iron Man 2, The Avengers, Iron Man 3 and Avengers: Age of Ultron. For his role in Iron Man Three, he earned the salary of $50,000,000 and his net worth is said to be around $140 Million.