Will the Ghost of Heath Ledger Come to Haunt Robert Downey Jr?
Don’t call it a comeback. You’ll have to forgive Robert Downey Jr. if he’s got that old LL Cool J song stuck in his head. The last two years have seen a surge in the veteran actor’s stock, starting with his role in “Zodiac” in 2007, continuing on to “Iron Man” and “Tropic Thunder” in 2008 and likely escalating next year with high-profile projects “The Soloist” and “Sherlock Holmes”, not to mention the Iron Man sequel slated for 2010. But, as LL sang, don’t call it a comeback — Downey’s been around for years. Robert Downey Jr’s career originally peaked almost 15 years ago starting with his break-out role in James Toback’s “The Pick-up Artist”, playing pal to Mel Gibson in “Air America”, getting an Oscar nomination at the age of 27 for “Chaplin” and participating in the Quentin-Tarantino-cum-Oliver-Stone mayhem of “Natural Born Killers”. While frequent stints in rehab and some jail time may have tempered that initial career surge, Downey never really disappeared from the big screen. Bet
Don’t call it a comeback. You’ll have to forgive Robert Downey Jr. if he’s got that old LL Cool J song stuck in his head. The last two years have seen a surge in the veteran actor’s stock, starting with his role in “Zodiac” in 2007, continuing on to “Iron Man” and “Tropic Thunder” in 2008 and likely escalating next year with high-profile projects “The Soloist” and “Sherlock Holmes”, not to mention the Iron Man sequel slated for 2010. But, as LL sang, don’t call it a comeback — Downey’s been around for years. Robert Downey Jr’s career originally peaked almost 15 years ago starting with his break-out role in James Toback’s “The Pick-up Artist”, playing pal to Mel Gibson in “Air America”, getting an Oscar nomination at the age of 27 for “Chaplin” and participating in the Quentin-Tarantino-cum-Oliver-Stone mayhem of “Natural Born Killers”. While frequent stints in rehab and some jail time may have tempered that initial career surge, Downey never really disappeared from the big screen. Bet
