Robert Downey Jr
The dark side of Iron Man
Before he was the iconic Marvel superhero, actor Robert Downey Jr almost ended his career due to drug abuse.
It’s reported that his father let him try marijuana as a child, and as a young actor, he spent his nights high on drugs, going to jail several times for drug offences and then busting out of rehabilitation.
While on parole, he wandered the streets barefoot, leading to him being fired from numerous acting jobs.
He almost went bankrupt, and his first wife left him.
Because of his poor reputation at that time, the actor often had a hard time getting hired. It wasn’t until 2003, when friend Mel Gibson paid the huge liability insurance needed for him to work on a set again.
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