What makes robert downey jr attractive

If his appearance is calculated to reflect the handsome-young-leading-man image, it works. I have to feel good about myself from inside, not because of my work, or the stroking it brings. Downey should know. He grew up in the business, the only son of singer-actress Elsie Downey and underground film maker Robert Downey Sr. But unlike his father, whose avant-garde work and irreverent attitude kept him on the fringes of the industry, Downey Jr. He left Santa Monica High School in his junior year and moved to New York City, sharing a low-rent apartment with his sister, Allison, two years older.

When the movie roles began coming, they tumbled his way like falling dominoes. Some of his early films were forgettable, but Downey was not. Each role led to another offer until he broke through the teen-flick genre with his two current films. Very few young actors can do that. Yet, fellow actors are equally complimentary. Yet too often he seemed merely frenetic or hammy—e. Act 3. The vulnerable soul.

The poor guy seemed breakable, he seemed unsteady. He may have been saved by the oft-reviled Mel Gibson, who personally paid the insurance costs to put him in The Singing Detective. The movie was a turkey, but Downey flashed his gifts with peacock panache, and before long was shining in better movies—snappy as the small-time crook in the underrated thriller Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, memorably blue as a reporter in Zodiac who goes from flashy to boozed-out and broken.

Along the way, he kicked his drug habit and married producer Susan Levin. His life looked to be on the upswing, even if one wondered whether allaying the psychic wounds that made him an addict might dull his quicksilver talents as happened, quite obviously, with Richard Pryor.

Act 4. The international blockbuster king. Of course, the trouble with swanning through hero roles you can do in your sleep is that your better instincts start dozing. You can start seeming smug does anyone these days seem more self-satisfied on the red carpet than Downey? Laura Cremona answered. Virginia Zuloaga answered. Cuties question time! For me it's just a matter of good looks and great attitude! And girls I couldn't agree more with all of you! Crystal: So he's a Leo?

Kim Snowling answered. A picture tells a thousand words so who do you prefer? These two - or - I know which one I like! Crystal B. Astrology answered. Answer Question.