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May 24, 2013

Not so long ago, Downey Jr was a poster boy for wasted talent.

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Downey Jr, who has twice starred as Sherlock Holmes, admits he is now considered not so much an actor but a ‘strategic cost’
to the big money corporations who employ him — and rake in billions from his films. He is on the verge of pulling off the biggest ever single payday for a star by signing the first $100 million contract in movie history. It has, of course, brought him a suitably enviable lifestyle, which includes his eccentrically decorated Malibu estate overlooking the Pacific, private planes and his own chef. How Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr turned his life around from prison and cocaine

Posted by gerardvanderleun at May 24, 2013 10:20 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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Downey was sooo talented, it was frustrating watching him ruin himself and fail. The man is brilliant and always has been as an actor. Finally he seems to be getting his life together.

For the restart of this career, check out Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. Fantastic, little-known movie.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at May 24, 2013 1:20 PM

He won't make a dime from me.

Posted by: Lorne at May 24, 2013 6:38 PM

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