Despite being one of the world’s most famous actors, best recognized for his role as Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr. possesses a lot of unique and lesser-known attributes.

Robert Downey Jr. was raised in an artistic family; his mother is an actress, and his father is a well-known director. After being in a series of films as a supporting actor, his youthful features and magnetism helped him gain lead roles in comedies, and when he tried his hand at drama pictures, Chaplin received his first Academy Award nomination. Although Downey’s career has taken numerous diversions and changed directions, the actor found his way back home via his films with patience and the ability to trust in himself.

His first on-screen character was a puppy.

Known as one of Hollywood’s most influential actors, RDJ’s first film role was a little ridiculous. As a five-year-old, he portrayed a dog in the 1970 film Pound. His father even gave him a second position before he started spreading out.

In 42 days, love:

If you think that Downey and Deborah Falconer’s wedding was rushed, Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra’s nuptials were also rushed. Just 42 days had passed between them before they decided to get married. Indio, their son, was born.

$20,000,000 star!

There were only six stars, up until 2015, who demanded $20 million for each film. Robert Downey Jr. was one of them because of the popularity of the Iron Man movies.

Only Sherlock will victory:

Downey is the only actor to have gotten a Golden Globe nomination for his depiction of Sherlock Holmes in the film based on the detective.

He was arrested, but he decided to change his life.

The actor had a rough time in the late 1990s due to substance abuse issues, which resulted in repeated arrests between 1996 and 2001. His arrests increased, but he failed the court-ordered illicit drug tests, earning him a three-year jail sentence. After serving a year in jail and being released early, Downey made the decision to improve his life.

The birth of an Iron Man

In an interview, Downey admitted that he thought he was destined to play Tony Stark in Iron Man. He said to Esquire, “I believe that my screen test for Iron Man was my first since Chaplin. It was predetermined, in my opinion.”

Theater-loving in teenage

When RDJ started his acting career, he was just 16 years old. He was appearing in off-Broadway theatres for a very long time before he transformed into Sherlock Holmes and Iron Man.