13 Facts You Didn’t Know About Iron Man Robert Downey Jr.
Iron Man, one of the most awaited sequels, released some days back. Unlike other superhero movie franchises which mostly have a dominant male fan following, Iron Man has a large female fan base all over the world too. This is mainly owing to the presence of the uber charming and hot Robert Downey Jr. He has made millions of women drool and swoon over him and this article is dedicated to facts about him which will be a delight for his fans to read.
1. The Iron Man star is an animal lover and has a variety of pets which include his two cats called Monty and Dart, two horses unusually named One Sock and Little D, a couple of llamas and some goats.
2. His marital status is married since 2005 but what many people don’t know is that he was secretly dating Sex and the City actress Sarah Jessica Parker, for a period of almost seven years.
3. He may be the superhero who saves the world on screen but he is actually a law offender who has served a jail sentence of a year from 2000 to 2001 owing to using illegal drugs and had gone to rehab for the same.
4. He worked in the popular TV show, Saturday Night Live from 1985 to 1986.
5. Robert Downey Jr. has stated that some of his favorite actors are Peter O’Toole, John Malkovich, Christopher Walken, Diane Lane, Moira Kelly, Kim Novak and Paulette Goddard.
6. Well not only is this handsome guy an awesome actor, but he also dabbled as a singer. In 2004 he had released a solo album on Sony called The Futurist.
7. Among the various jobs he did to earn money before going on to become an international sensation were that of a bus boy who waited at tables and of a shoe store employee.
