Celebrate the star’s legacy with a look back.

Robert Downey Jr. Through the Years

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Robert Downey Jr. With Anthony Michael Hall and Robert Rusler in Weird Science in 1984

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Robert Downey Jr. With Sarah Jessica Parker in the Mid-’80s

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Robert Downey Jr. With Dennis Miller and Anthony Michael Hall on Saturday Night Live on April 14, 1986

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Robert Downey Jr. on Saturday Night Live on January 18, 1986

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Robert Downey Jr. With Molly Ringwald for The Pick-Up Artist in 1987

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Robert Downey Jr. With Sarah Jessica Parker at a Benefit Cocktail Party for Democratic Candidate Michael Dukakis on September 15, 1988

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Robert Downey Jr. With Christian Slater in Los Angeles on November 16, 1988

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Robert Downey Jr. in Chances Are in 1989

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Robert Downey Jr. With Sarah Jessica Parker at the London Premiere of L.A. Story on May 10, 1991

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Robert Downey Jr. With Moira Kelly in Chaplin in 1992

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Robert Downey Jr. With Christopher Penn and Jennifer Jason Leigh in Short Cuts in 1993

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Robert Downey Jr. on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on August 25, 1994

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Robert Downey Jr. With His Then-Wife Deborah Falconer on December 7, 1994

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Robert Downey Jr. at the MTV Movie Awards in 1995

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Robert Downey Jr. in The Gingerbread Man

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Robert Downey Jr. at the Golden Globe Awards on January 21, 2001

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Robert Downey Jr. With His Son Indio Falconer Downey at the Premiere of Austin Powers in Goldmember on July 26, 2002

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Robert Downey Jr. in Park City, Utah on January 18, 2003

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Robert Downey Jr. With Susan Levin at the Los Angeles Gothika Premiere on November 13, 2003

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Robert Downey Jr. in L.A. on November 23, 2004

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Robert Downey Jr. With Susan Levin at Their Wedding on August 27, 2005

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Robert Downey Jr. at the Cannes Film Festival on May 25, 2006

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Robert Downey Jr. in New York on November 5, 2006

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Robert Downey Jr. at the 79th Annual Academy Awards on February 25, 2007

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Robert Downey Jr. With His Father Robert Downey Sr. at TIME’s 100 Most Influential People Gala on May 8, 2008

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Robert Downey Jr. at the 17th annual MTV Movie Awards on June 1, 2008

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Robert Downey Jr. in California on February 2, 2009

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Robert Downey Jr. With His Mother Elsie on December 7, 2009

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Robert Downey Jr. at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on December 7, 2009

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Robert Downey Jr. With Jude Law at the New York Premiere of Sherlock Holmes on December 17, 2009

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Robert Downey Jr. With His Wife Susan at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 17, 2010

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Robert Downey Jr. at Spike TV’s Scream Awards on October 15, 2011

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Robert Downey Jr. at Comic-Con on July 14, 2012

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Robert Downey Jr. With Gwyneth Paltrow in Los Angeles on April 22, 2013

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Robert Downey Jr. at the 50th Chicago International Film Festival on October 5, 2014

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Robert Downey Jr. at the British Academy Britannia Awards on October 30, 2015

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Robert Downey Jr. With Chris Evans at the Kids' Choice Awards on March 12, 2016

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Robert Downey Jr. through the years

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Robert Downey Jr. through the years

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Robert Downey Jr. through the years

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Robert Downey Jr. through the years

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Robert Downey Jr. through the years

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Robert Downey Jr. through the years

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