Robert Downey Jr.
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Team Downey

Robert
Downey
Jr.

Actor

A former Brat Packer, Downey Jr. might have once been consigned to nostalgia. Instead, he revamped himself by giving a snarky yet heartfelt wink to the superhero genre with his $1 billion-grossing “Iron Man” trilogy. In the past two years, though, he put Tony Stark to bed with the massively successful “Avengers” films: “Infinity War” ($678 million) and “Endgame” ($852 million) — and has proved canny about his power, taking an 8 percent back-end profit just on “Endgame,” which should earn another $7 mil on top of his $55 million take for that film alone. Downey’s road ahead will bring “The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle,” a third go as Sherlock Holmes in 2021 and a Team Downey exec producing slot on HBO’s “Perry Mason” reboot.

Career

  • TROPIC THUNDER
  • SHERLOCK HOLMES
  • AVENGERS: ENDGAME

Variety Honors

  • 2017 Variety500 Honoree
  • 2019 Variety500 Honoree
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Robert Downey Jr. Embarks on Perilous Journey in First 'Dolittle' Trailer (Watch)

Robert Downey Jr. Embarks on Perilous Journey in First 'Dolittle' Trailer (Watch)

Robert Downey Jr. is setting sail with some furry friends in the first trailer for "Dolittle," Universal Pictures' reimagining of the classic story about a man who could speak to animals."We have no choice but to embark on this perilous journey," he says.Set to a rendition of Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World," Downey Jr. takes center stage as he embarks on an adventure to save the young Queen of England. Along the way, he encounters a host of perilous...

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