However, Downey also struggled mightily in his early life and career due to substance abuse issues. After years of stints in ...

Robert Downey Jr famously kickstarted a comeback with 'Iron Man', which it turns out was inspired by none other than Keanu Reeves.

He didn't spend time in jail for that offense, but that coupled with another 2001 arrest led to his being scrubbed from Ally McBeal. At that point, RDJ was found "wandering in an alleyway." ...

Opening Shot: Ally McBeal (Calista Flockhart ... Eventually, Portia de Rossi, Lucy Liu and Robert Downey Jr. would join the cast, but season one focuses on Ally and her coworker’s cases at ...

Robert Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965 ... Though he won a Golden Globe for his work on the legal dramedy series “Ally McBeal,” Downey was fired from the show following drug charges in 2000 ...