may have too long an introduction for its overall length. Please help by moving some material from it into the body of the article. For more information please read the layout guide and Wikipedia's lead section guidelines. (January 2011) Robert Downey, Jr. Downey, Jr. and his wife, Susan Downey, at the 2010 Academy Awards Born Robert John Downey, Jr. April 4, 1965 (1965-04-04) (age 45) Manhattan, New York, U.S. Nationality American Occupation Actor, producer, singer, songwriter Years active 1970–present Spouse Deborah Falconer (m. 1992–2004) «start: (1992)–end+1: (2005)»"Marriage: Deborah Falconer to Robert Downey, Jr." Location: (linkback:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Downey,_Jr.) Susan Downey (m. 2005–present) «start: (2005)»"Marriage: Susan Downey to Robert Downey, Jr." Location: (linkback:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Downey,_Jr.) Parents Robert Downey, Sr. Elsie (née Ford) Robert John Downey, Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American actor. Downey made his screen debut in 1970, at the age of five, when he appeared in his father's film Pound, and has worked consistently in film and television ever since. During the 1980s he had roles in a series of coming of age films associated with the Brat Pack. Less Than Zero (1987) is particularly notable, not only because it was the first time Downey's acting would be acknowledged by critics, but also because the role pushed Downey's already existing drug habit one step further. After Zero, Downey started landing roles in bigger films such as Air America (1990), Soapdish (1991) and Natural Born Killers (1994). These higher-profile roles eventually led to his being cast as Charlie Chaplin in the 1992 film Chaplin, for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor..