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Downey Jr’s Past Helps Him In Iron Man
by Jewtastic Staff April 28th, 2007Filed in: Film 0 Comments
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Reformed wildman Robert Downey Jr’s drug and alcohol-abusing past helped him land the role of a crime fighter in new comic book adaptation Iron Man.
Director Jon Favreau wanted a star who has had to battle considerable personal demons for the role of Tony Stark - and Downey Jr’s past, which included a year in prison on substance abuse charges and several visits to rehab, was perfect.
