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Robert Downey (boxer)
Robert Downey may refer to: *Robert Downey Sr. (1935–2021), American film director *Robert Downey Jr. (born 1965), American actor *Robert Downey (hurler) Robert Downey (born 1999) is an Irish hurler who plays as a full- back and half back for club side Glen Rovers and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a left wing-back. Playing career Christian Bro ... (born 1999), Irish hurler See also * Robert Downie (other) {{Hndis, Downey, Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Downey Sr
Robert John Downey ( Elias Jr.; June 24, 1936 – July 7, 2021) was an American filmmaker and actor. He was known for writing and directing the underground film ''Putney Swope'', a satire on the New York Madison Avenue (Manhattan)#Advertising industry, Madison Avenue advertising world. According to film scholar Wheeler Winston Dixon, Downey's films during the 1960s were "strictly take-no-prisoners affairs, with minimal budgets and outrageous satire, effectively pushing forward the Counterculture of the 1960s, countercultural agenda of the day." Early life Downey was born Robert John Elias Jr. in the Manhattan borough of New York City, on June 24, 1936. He was the son of Elizabeth ( McLauchlen), a model, and Robert John Elias, who worked in management of motels and restaurants. His paternal grandparents were Lithuanian Jews, while his mother was of half History of the Jews in Hungary, Hungarian Jewish and half Irish Americans, Irish ancestry. He grew up in Rockville Centre, New Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Downey Jr
Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American actor and producer. His career has been characterized by critical and popular success in his youth, followed by a period of substance abuse and legal troubles, before a resurgence of commercial success later in his career. In 2008, Downey was named by ''Time'' magazine among the 100 most influential people in the world, and from 2013 to 2015, he was listed by ''Forbes'' as Hollywood's highest-paid actor. At the age of five, he made his acting debut in his father Robert Downey Sr.'s film '' Pound'' in 1970. He subsequently worked with the Brat Pack in the teen films '' Weird Science'' (1985) and '' Less than Zero'' (1987). In 1992, Downey portrayed the title character in the biopic '' Chaplin'', for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and won a BAFTA Award. Following a stint at the Corcoran Substance Abuse Treatment Facility on drug charges, he joined the TV series '' Ally McBeal'', for which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Downey (hurler)
Robert Downey (born 1999) is an Irish hurler who plays as a full- back and half back for club side Glen Rovers and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a left wing-back. Playing career Christian Brothers College During his secondary schooling at Christian Brothers College, Downey was a regular with the senior team that played in the Dr. Harty Cup. University College Cork After lining out for the University College Cork freshers' team in his first year at university, Downey was added to the senior team in advance of the 2020 Fitzgibbon Cup. On 12 February 2020, he won a Fitzgibbon Cup medal after lining out at full-back in UCC's 0-18 to 2-11 defeat of the Institute of Technology, Carlow in the final. Glen Rovers Downey joined the Glen Rovers club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. On 11 September 2017, he was at centre-back when Glen Rovers defeated Midleton to win the Premier County Minor Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
