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    Robert Downey Jr. is a well-known American actor known for the roles in a wide range of films, including Iron Man, The Avengers, Sherlock Holmes, and Chaplin. His background in movies and acting arrived from his parents being around in the business. Nonetheless, the life of a celebrity is not as sophisticated as it seems, especially for Robert Downey Jr who had a drug abuse problem starting at a young age. History and Background Robert Downey Jr's tackle with addiction began at the age of six

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    Robert Downey Jr. was a big crackhead back in his twenties, but was able to overcome the addiction. Drug abuse is a callosal problem across America with many actors or just your everyday american. Downey Jr. is an infamous actor known as Iron Man in the Marvel series and used to have a serious drug addiction. Downey Jr. was a well rounded actor before he fell into a deep hole with drugs but, was able to overcome the addiction and become an even better renown actor. Robert Downey jr. was born April

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    “Iron Man” star Robert Downey Jr. was able to successfully have his house furniture move to Atlanta thanks to Disney while the 50-year-old actor was shooting for the upcoming “Captain America Civil War” film. Downey Jr. did not have to be stressed about handling the items since a transportation and moving company handled everything from the get go. Speaking to talk show host Jimmy Kimmel at “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” the Hollywood celebrity said that Downey Jr. simply wanted to be with the pet cats

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    Robert Downey jr has developed into one of the most respected actors in Hollywood over the last few decades. He has an impressive list of credits to his name, and even after being in the business for over 40 years his face is still welcomed on the big screen. Over the years Robert has hit rough patches that include a divorce, as well as spending time in jail, and in rehab for drug possession and abuse. However, he has succeeded in pulling his life back together, he has now re-married and is drug-free

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    History of the Hollywood Star System Essay

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    faces of stars plastered throughout the pages. Robert Downey Jr. is one of the most gifted actors of his generation, but he had a tough time finding stability in his personal life. According to Biography.com, Downey was born in New York City on April 4, 1965, and began is acting career as a young boy. Born into the business, his father was a filmmaker and his mother was an actress, he appeared in his first role when he was five years old. Downey appeared in several popular films throughout the

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    portrayal of Sherlock Holmes is better.; the movie with Robert Downey Jr. or the show with Benedict Cumberbatch? The movie and show are based on Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle but are different in aspects such as actor portrayals, levels of complexity, and main character deaths. These aspects make the show better than the movie. Both shows have relatively the same characters, but the portrayals vary greatly. In the movie, Robert Downey Jr. portrayal of Sherlock was very bland. Sherlock found

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    Adversity is defined as an unfortunate event or circumstance. Men and women alike all deal with it, from birth to death. Stephen Curry, Ben Carson, and Robert Downey Jr. all faced adversity in different measures and in different parts of life, but it affected their lives in good ways and bad. Adversity pushed them to become successful in each of their fields of expertise, whether medical, athletics, or acting. Adversity doesn’t look at your bank account or how much talent you might have or your home

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    Adversity Leads to Success Adversity is defined as an unfortunate event or circumstance. Adversity doesn’t look at your bank account or how much talent you might have or your home life, it’s something everyone deals with. Choosing to overcome these unfortunate events leads to success. You may have heard of Stephen Curry. He is number 30 for the Golden State Warriors, an NBA national championship team. Stephen wasn’t always a household name, coming out of high school he wasn’t even recruited by

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    edu/~eushe2/Pajares/OnFailingG.html • Ostrowsky, M. (n.d.). The UnCollege Blog. Retrieved November 13, 2017, from https://blog.uncollege.org/failure-rejection-success-j-k-rowling • Sally Ong Apr 13, 2015 04:41 AM EDT. (2015, April 13). MTV Movie Awards 2015: Robert Downey Jr. Talks About Personal Failure, Success, and 'Partying Too Much'. Retrieved November 13, 2017, from

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    Technology is always changing, some people would say it's a good thing. Their other people who like having their life on a repeat ordinarily would think to change it's a bad thing. One thing that is always changing is cars. From what I heard growing up cars are a need for people, nor more a want because people need cars for transportation. Even in the book Business Driven Technology said that cars a good. The only way to get rid of the car is if someone invents teleportation. When someone is looking

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