54 years ago this little boy took his first steps in cinema, today he is an international star. did you know him

Today, thanks to the unforgettable interpretation of Tony Stark, internationally known (an iconic character he played 10 times in the Marvel Cinematic Universe), Robert Downey Jr. is a popular and successful actor who was able to return from the wilderness and revive his career in an impressive way.

Although he recently won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, the American actor has also excelled in a wide variety of projects over the past two decades, from the crazy comedy Thunder in the Tropics to the Sherlock Holmes action diptych. , including the thriller Zodiac and the drama Soloist.

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First role at the age of 5

Robert Downey Jr., now 59, was just 5 years old when he first set foot on a movie set. In 1970, the little boy who would one day become Iron Man played a very small role in the film Weird and Fantastic directed by his father Robert Downey Sr.

In this absurd and whimsical comedy about 18 human-played dogs awaiting euthanasia at the pound, Robert Downey Jr. played a young “puppy” and uttered only one line, which you’ll discover below.

The beginning of a long career

Two years later, at the age of 7, the young actor still had a small role in one of his father’s films, the western Le Paradis du Mexicain, then again in the 1980 teen comedy Up the Academy. But it was only in 1983 that he began to draw up his own course. After several other roles and being in it Saturday Night LiveHe was noted by critics for his impressive performance in Snow on Beverly Hills.

In 1990, he earned his first Oscar nomination for playing Chaplin in the Richard Attenborough biopic.

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