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Then & Now
November 21, 2025Robert Downey Jr.'s Impossible Comeback: From Prison to Oscar Winner
Robert Downey Jr. was uninsurable, unhireable, and facing prison. Now he's an Oscar winner and one of the highest-paid actors ever. His redemption story is Hollywood's greatest.
By David Thompson5 min read
Then & Now
November 19, 2025From Prison Cell to $50 Million Iron Man: The Greatest Comeback in Hollywood History
How Hollywood's most promising young actor became uninsurable due to drug addiction, spent years in prison, then staged the most remarkable comeback ever—earning $500 million from a single franchise.
By Sophia Martinez10 min read
Then & Now
November 19, 2025He Was Arrested 5 Times, Fired from Ally McBeal, and Uninsurable—Then Became Iron Man and the Highest-Paid Actor in the World at $75 Million Per Movie
From child actor to Oscar nominee to drug addict to unemployable pariah to Marvel superhero worth $300 million—the greatest comeback in Hollywood history, featuring rehab stints, prison time, and the director who bet everything on him.
By Marcus Rodriguez11 min read
Then & Now
November 19, 2025He Was Hollywood's Most Promising Actor Worth $30 Million—Then Lost Everything to Drugs, Went to Prison, Became Uninsurable—and Came Back as Iron Man Earning $500 Million
From Oscar-nominated child star to crack addiction, Burger King parking lot breakdown, prison, career death, and the greatest Hollywood comeback ever—Iron Man trilogy to $500M.
By Marcus Rodriguez10 min read
Then & Now
November 19, 2025He Was Hollywood's Most Talented Addict - Arrested, Broke, Unemployable - Then Iron Man Made Him the Highest-Paid Actor Alive
How Robert Downey Jr. went from prison cell to $500 million fortune through one role that saved his life and launched the biggest film franchise in history.
By Emily Parker5 min read
Then & Now
January 11, 2025From Prison Inmate to Iron Man: The Unbelievable Comeback Nobody Saw Coming
The remarkable transformation of Robert Downey Jr from a drug-addicted actor facing prison time to becoming one of the highest-paid and most beloved stars in Hollywood history.
By Emily Parker11 min read