American actor.
Born April 4, 1965 in New York, USA, in the family of independent director Robert Downey Sr..
The first role of Robert was a small role of the puppy in the film of his father.
At the age of twenty (in 1985), Downey Jr. joined the team that released the most popular American television show "Saturday Night Live" for one season. After the experience on television, he finally decided to connect fate with the cinema and moved to Hollywood.