Take a Look At RDJ's Life with this TimeLine:

1965
On 4th April, 1965 Robert Downey Jr. was born in New York City
1970
At the age of 5 Robert Downey Jr. Debut in the Film Pound produced by his Father Robert Downey Sr.
At the Age of 8 Downey was introduced to Drugs by his Father. Robert Downey Sr. was an Drug Addict & his influence made RDJ's Life a Mess.
1972
After Pond he made another appearance in his Fathers movie Western Greaser's Palace in 1972
1978
Downey was living in England & Studied Classical Ballet & attended the Stgedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center.
After his Parents Divorce in 1978, Robert moved to California with his Father.
1982
He dropped out of Santa Monica High School, & moved back to New York to pursue an acting Career Full-Time.
1983
He Started playing Theater Roles, including in Norman Lear produced off-Broadway Musical American Passion at the Joyce Theater.
1984
He started Dating Sarah Jessica Parker
1992
On 29th May, 1992 RDJ Married Actress & Singer Deborah Falconer.
He Starred as Charlie Chaplin in Chaplin. For this role RDJ learned to Play Violin as well as Tennis Left-Handed. For this Role he got an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor at the Academy Awards 65th Ceremony. Unfortunately, he lost to AL Pacino.
1996
In April 1996, RDJ was arrested for Illegal Possession of Heroin, Cocaine, & an .357 Magnum Handgun.
Between 1996 & 2001 RDJ was arrested several times.
1999
After he missed a require Drug Test, he was sentenced to a 3 Year Prison term at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in Corcoran, California.
2000
Downey's most commercially successful recording has been his remake of the 1973 Joni Mitchell Christmas song River.
2001
In january 2001, RDJ was released from the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison after a Bail of $5,000.
From 1996 to 2001, After 5 Years of Arrests, Rehab & Recovery. RDJ was back Full recovered from Drug Addiction & ready to Stat his Career once again.
RDJ's first Job after returning was Lip-Syncing in the Video for Elton John's Single I Want Love.
2003
Robert Downey Jr. has been Drug-Free Since July 2003, & he gives all the credit to his Wife for all her Support.
In November 2003, he released his Debut Musical Album: The Futurist on Sony Classical
2007
In 2007, RDJ was cast as teh title Character Iron Man.
Jon Favreau explained his choice by saying: Downey wasn't the most obvious choice, but he understood what makes the character tick. He found a lot of his own life experience in 'Tony Stark'.
2008
In 2008 RDJ starred in Two Critically & Commercially Successful Films: Iron Man & Tropic Thunder.
Iron man was released between 30thApril & 3rd May, 2008, grossing over $585 Million Worldwide.
2009
His First Role after Iron man was the Title Character in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes. Warner Bros. released it on 25th December, 2009.
2010
In May 2010, RDJ returned as Towny Stark in Iron man 2 which grossed over $623 Million Worldwide becoming the 7th Highest-Grossing film of 2010.
On 14th June, 2010, RDJ & his wife Susan opened their own production company called Team Downey. Their first project was The Judge.
2012-2019
RDJ returned as Tony Stark in The Avengers.
He played as Tony Stark again in Iron man 3 (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2019), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) & Avengers: Endgame (2019).
2019
RDJ hosted a YouTube Documentary called The Age of A.I..
2020
In January 2020, RDJ announced that he has adopted a Vegan Diet, in response to the debate about the Climate Crisis.
He Stated: I'm a one-man carbon footprint nightmare colossus.