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Sep 13, 2024 · According to Downey Jr, he grew up surrounded by drugs because of his father’s involvement in the film industry. In fact, it was Downey Sr who gave his son a joint to smoke at the age of six and also admitted that he let him snort cocaine on occasion.
Jul 7, 2021 · But in 2001 when his Oscar-nominated son was facing cocaine charges, Downey Sr spoke to the New York Post, external about the difficulties of being part of the film business.
He was the son of Elizabeth "Betty" McLauchlen, a model and magazine editor, and Robert John Elias Sr., who worked in management of motels and restaurants. [3] His paternal grandparents were Lithuanian Jews , [ 4 ] while his mother was of half Hungarian Jewish and half Irish ancestry.
Jul 9, 2021 · Robert Downey Sr, who has died aged 85, was a countercultural, highly unconventional filmmaker and bit-part actor, often in his own movies; he also gave child film roles to his son Robert...
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John Barry Foster (21 August 1927 [1] – 11 February 2002) [2] [3] was an English actor who had an extensive career in film, radio, stage and television over almost 50 years. He was best known for portraying the title character in the British crime series Van der Valk (1972–1992) and Bob Rusk in Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy (1972).
Jul 7, 2021 · Downey Sr. shared his son and daughter with his first wife, Elsie Ann Ford, to whom he was married from 1962 until 1982. He was also married to Laura Ernst from 1991 until Ernst's death in...
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Jul 7, 2021 · The character of Buck Swope from Paul Thomas Anderson's Boogie Nights is named in homage to the film, and Robert Downey Sr. appears in the film as well. It's clear that growing up as the...
