After pulling off the 2008 double whammy of starring in the blockbuster “Iron Man” and getting nominated for an Oscar for the hit comedy “Tropic Thunder,” it was official: Robert Downey Jr.
became a superstar.
This was a particularly crazy development because by that point the son of famed underground filmmaker Robert Downey Sr.
had been appearing onscreen for decades, and had only a few years before been considered a drug burnout, box office poison, and an all-around lost cause.Of course he did not let his past demons get in the way of a meteoric career resurgence that saw him leading the…The post Robert Downey Jr Thinks This is His Best Role – And He’s Right appeared first on /Film.
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