Robert Downey Jr, an American actor, was born in New York City in 1965.
Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is a producer and actor from the United States. His career has been marked by critical and popular success in his youth, followed by a period of substance abuse and legal problems, before resuming commercial success later in his career. Time magazine named Downey one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2008, and Forbes named him Hollywood's highest-paid actor from 2013 to 2015.
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