Robert Downey Jr is just as famous for his naughty antics as he is for his acting ability- but don't we all love a bad boy. Robert kicked off his career playing drug addict Julian Wells in the 1987 film Less Than Zero. This led the way for a career as the loveable rogue both on and off the screen. In 1992, he played Charlie Chaplin in Sir Richard Attenborough's film Chaplin. He received a well deserved Academy Award Best Actor nomination for his brilliant potrayl of Chaplin's troubled side. We love Robert most as sexy Larry Paul in TV hit Ally McBeal. The rebel attorney drove ditzy Ally crazy with his cheating ways and karaoke flirting and soon we were all gagging to make sweet music with cheeky Rob. Throughout his career Robert has been plagued with drug addiction resulting in various arrests. In 1997, he was arrested and jailed for missing a court-imposed drug test. Two years later in 1999 he was jailed again for similar offences. When he was released in 2000 and joined the Ally McBeal cast it looked like his troubles were behind him. But before the end of his first series on the show he had already relapsed into drug use and was fired by producer David E. Kelley. This led to a year in rehab, three years probation- and left women everywhere devastated as this was the end of Larry Paul. But fear not, Robert returned to our screens in 2005 after he claimed martial art Wing Chun Kung Fu helped him beat his addictions. Since then he's starred in various films including the hilarious Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and kids' film The Shaggy Dog. His next project, The Iron Man is due for release next year.
So it seems our bad boy hottie has got his life back on track. He's off the drugs and back to what he does best- but don't worry he's still got the naughty sparkle in his eye to keep us on our toes.
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