NUMEROLOGY

A by-the-numbers look at the actor Robert Downey Jr., whose new docuseries, Downey’s Dream Cars,

out on Max, and film Oppenheimer is now in theaters.

He is one of two former Saturday Night Live cast members to get a Best Actor Academy Award nomination. Downey Jr. was honored in 1993 for his portrayal of Charlie Chaplin in the 1992 film Chaplin He prepared for the role by learning to play violin as well as tennis left-handed.

In 2004, the actor released his debut studio album, The Futurist which landed at 121 on the Billboard Top 200, while the single “Man Like Me” landed in the Top 40 of the Adult Contemporary chart. The songs are described as a fusion of jazz, pop and rock.

Downey Jr. grew up among artists in NYC’s Greenwich Village. His father, Robert Downey Sr., was an underground filmmaker who gave Downey his first role in his film Pound at age 5. His mother, Elsie, was an actress and writer.

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The actor has won 43 awards and received 122 nominations to date, including a BAFTA Best Actor prize for Chaplin He was the 2010 winner of the Golden Globe for Best Actor for Sherlock Holmes

He’s also won awards from MTV Movie & TV Awards and People’s Choice Awards.

His newest project, a docuseries titled Downey’s Dream Cars, follows the actor as he selects six of his favorite vehicles, from a 1965 Corvette Sting Ray to his mom’s 1969 Mercedes-Benz 280SE, and converts them into eco-friendly cars.

He has three children: son Indio (29) with his ex, singer and actress Deborah Falconer, as well as a son Exton (11) and daughter Avri (8) with his wife, film producer Susan Downey.

Downey Jr. started practicing his favorite martial art, wing chun, at the dawn of the new millennium. He spends most of his free time practicing this concept-based form of southern Chinese kung fu.

Courtesy of Max