Robert Downey Jr. aka Iron Man is one of the top actors in Hollywood. The actor who entered the film industry as a child artist in the film Pound in 1970 is a top paid actor. For three consecutive years, Downey topped the Forbes list of Hollywood’s highest-paid actors. He made an estimated $80 million in earnings between June 2014 and June 2015.
Today on Robert Downey Jr’s birthday, we bring you 5 characters that we adore.
Iron Man
Based on Marvel’s comic character, Iron Man is a technologically advanced superhero who fights against the enemies for his people. We cannot imagine the character portrayed by anyone else but Downey.
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes is a character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock is a detective who solves in different cases. Robert Downey as Holmes is a nice twist given to the character which is quirky and smart and funny.
Hank Palmer
Downey plays Hank Palmer – an attorney in Chicago. This was a serious character with lots of emotions portrayed by Downey which was appreciated by all.
Peter Highman
Robert plays Peter Highman – is a successful architect who wants to fly home from Atlanta to Los Angeles to be with his wife Sarah who is about to give birth – in Due Date. He never played such a role before but we all loved him in it.
Steve Lopez
Downey plays Steve Lopez – a columnist in Los Angeles Times. The story revolves around how he discovers Ayers and writes about him in the newspaper.
Robert Downey Jr. keep entertaining us with such incredible performances.
Happy Birthday Robert Downey Jr.