Robert Downey, Sr. Essays

  • Downey Jr Biography

    1136 Words  | 3 Pages

    1965, Robert Downey Jr., the acclaimed actor, was born to his parents Elsie Ford and Robert Downey Sr. in Manhattan, New York. His Father was a critically acclaimed independent director, famous for creative social commentaries like Putney Swope. His mother was an actress who starred in very independent movies, some which were directed by her husband. His Father was born Robert Elias, but changed his name at a young age when we wanted to join the army but was too young. He changed it to Downey after

  • Persuasive Movie Analysis

    900 Words  | 2 Pages

    Chaplin gives viewers a fascinating glimpse into the early years of filmmaking. Robert Downey Jr. is captivating, charismatic, and distraught, much like Charlie was in real life. From the beginning we see that Chaplin was made for the limelight when his mother was booed off the stage and he finished her song, causing a standing ovation

  • History of the Hollywood Star System

    1502 Words  | 4 Pages

    transforming from a actor to a star can be a ... ... middle of paper ... .../www.eonline.com/news/528740/happy-49th-birthday- robert-downey-jr-check-out-his-5-essential-roles-from-the-past-decade>. Meyer, Josh. " Robert Downey Jr. Arrested Again on Drug Charges." 27 Nov. 2000. Los Angeles Times. 01 May 2014. < http://articles.latimes.com/2000/nov/27 /news/mn-57768>. "Robert Downey Jr." 2014. The Biography.com. Web. 01 May 2014. . Rocco, Serge. "The Decline of the Hollywood Studio System or a End

  • Are actors and professional athletes paid too much?

    728 Words  | 2 Pages

    2014. "Robinson Cano Salary Info and Value - Seattle Mariners Salaries -- Baseball Player Salaries." Robinson Cano Salary Info and Value - Seattle Mariners Salaries -- Baseball Player Salaries. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Jan. 2014. Pomerantz, Dorothy. "Robert Downey Jr. Tops Forbes' List Of Hollywood's Highest-Paid Actors." Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 16 July 2013. Web. 16 Jan. 2014. "BASIC PAY: ACTIVE DUTY SOLDIERS." Goarmy.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Jan. 2014. "Chicago Cubs." Bleacher Report. N.p., 04 Mar. 2012

  • Movie Review: The Film Analysis Of Tropic Thunder

    1700 Words  | 4 Pages

    Tropic thunder is an action comedy film within a film about a series of freak occurrences, which forces a group of prima donna actors to become the soldiers they’re portraying. In addition, the plot of the film revolves around these actors who are making this fictional film called “Tropic Thunder” which is about the Vietnam War and they’re experiences. The film is ultimately making fun of Hollywood in a comical way. However, in the film the actors are unexpectically dropped in the middle of the jungle

  • Understanding Iago

    1372 Words  | 3 Pages

    Iago is a man who has been molded by his experiences. Shakespearean characters traditionally act merely as stock characters; they fulfill a role that is necessary to the story and they are merely characters created in the vacuum of that play. The action of the play and the circumstances surrounding the story dictate how characters act and respond to events. Interesting to Othello, each character is guided by their experiences outside of the play. What happened to them before the play started guides

  • Tropic Thunder Satire

    2029 Words  | 5 Pages

    In the opening scene of “Tropic Thunder”, we see elements of a satire with the fake trailers of upcoming movies. In our lives, we are familiar (and probably not too happy about) with the previews before the movie we are about to see. We see the top stars in Hollywood in some of the newest films, some good, and some bad. In our heads, we think either Hollywood has run out of ideas or, that we definitely have to see that one when it comes out. The fake trailers displayed in the movie poke fun of some

  • Hadyn Middleton's The Lie of the Land - The Next Blockbuster Movie?

    728 Words  | 2 Pages

    handsome Keanu Reeves and his leading lady, Melissa, can be played by the beautiful half African American and half Caucasian, Halle Berry. The rest of the cast can include Elizabeth Hurley as David's pitiful mother, Mary, Cameron Diaz as Rachel, Robert Downey Jr. as her husband Matthew, Hugh Grant as Quinn, and special appearances by Richard Gere as William Meredith and Bruce Willis as Alasdair (Ally). Of course, we would need about ten to fifteen more extras to fill the roles of characters like Art

  • The Social And Political Beliefs Of President Theodore Roosevelt

    926 Words  | 2 Pages

    President Theodore Roosevelt became the twenty sixth president of the United States of America in September 1901. During his time in office many changes took place, reflecting his own social and political beliefs. These social and political beliefs, as well as the domestic policies of his administration reflect how progressive he was as president. In this essay I will firstly discuss what being progressive entails. I will then discuss Roosevelt’s social and political beliefs as well as the domestic

  • Robert Downey Jr Accomplishments

    1077 Words  | 3 Pages

    Cinematic Universe.” Robert Downey Junior has led one of the most awe inspiring turning points in his life in Hollywood and reinvented himself away from his history of substance abuse and has become the face of Marvel and a hero to many despite the trials and tribulations. RDJ, born on “April 4, 1965, in New York, New York” (Cunningham 2018), comes from a family of actors and directors, his parents were Robert Downey Sr. and Elsie Ford. Robert Downey Sr. was formerly Robert Elias, a Jewish-Irish

  • Essay On Robert Downey

    1136 Words  | 3 Pages

    On April 4, 1965, Robert Downey Jr. was born in New York. At a very young age he began acting. In the 1980s he started his appearances on Saturday Night Live. Given the amazing life he was offered, he struggled trying to pursue his dreams. Although he had a great life a head of him, it was slowly deteriorating at the same time, as he struggled with the use of drugs. Downey was born and raised into a family of actors and actresses. His father Robert Downey Sr. was a famous actor in the 1960s and his

  • The Journey and Downfall of Royce Oatman

    2601 Words  | 6 Pages

    noticed the boy’s “gift for seeing in vision distant objects not seen by the natural eye” (McGinty 40). Eventually, Brewster’s vision of a round table lead to his acceptance as “a prophet, a seer, a revelator and translator” (McGinty 31), by Joseph Smith Sr. and two other church elders, one of which was referred to as Lord. Brewster’s visions continued, leading to his belief that his mission was to transcribe the “lost books” of Esdras, an ancient Israelite prophet. These visions were instigated by an