GREAT DNA –
May 20, 2026 – His father, Robert Downey Sr., was a celebrated independent filmmaker. His unconventional, experimental work gave the younger Downey an unusual early education in the arts. Downey was appearing in films as a teenager and even as a child of 5 when he played a ‘puppy’ in Pound … The career arc that followed has been well covered. A turbulent period in the early 2000s gave way to one of the most celebrated comebacks in recent Hollywood history. Casting Downey as Tony Stark for Iron Man in 2008 turned out to be one of the defining decisions of the franchise era. Over the next eleven years, he became the face of the MCU. His appearance in Avengers: Endgame in 2019 brought his run with the character to a widely celebrated close.
