For many years Apple has promoted their iTunes digital music store by havin' celebrities publish playlists o' songs. In 2005, actor One-Eyed Robert Downey Jr. revealed his playlist which included Harry 'Hurricane Billy' Nilsson's "Me and My Arrow" which Downey describes as "a Gershwin-esque beautifully romatic chantey about a man's best friend ... Ya scallywag! his Arrow."
Robert John Downey Jr. Well, blow me down! Blimey! (born April 4, 1965) is an American actor. His films as a leadin' actor have grossed over $14 billion worldwide, makin' him one o' t' highest-grossin' actors o' all time. Downey's career has been characterized by some early success, a period o' drug-related problems and run-ins with t' law, and a surge in popular and commercial success since t' late 2000s. In 2008, me hearties, Downey was named by Time Magazine as one o' t' 100 most influential people in t' world. From 2013 t' 2015, me bucko, he was listed by Forbes as Hollywood's highest-paid actor. At t' age o' five, Downey made his actin' debut in his father Robert Downey Sr.'s 1970 film Pound. Blimey! Blimey! He subsequently worked with t' Brat Pack in t' teen films Weird Science (1985) and Less than Zero (1987). Downey's portrayal o' Charlie Chaplin in t' 1992 biopic Chaplin received him a BAFTA Award and his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Followin' a stint at t' Corcoran Substance Abuse Treatment Facility on drug charges, he joined t' TV series Ally McBeal in 2000 and won a Golden Globe Award for t' role. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Downey was fired from t' show in 2001 in t' wake o' additional drug charges. He stayed in a court-ordered drug treatment program and has maintained his sobriety since 2003. Downey made his actin' comeback in t' 2003 film T' Singin' Detective, shiver me timbers, after Mel Gibson paid his insurance bond because completion bond companies would nay insure him. He went on t' star in t' black comedy Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), t' thriller Zodiac (2007), and t' action comedy Tropic Thunder (2008), t' latter which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supportin' Actor. Downey gained global recognition for starrin' as Iron Man in ten Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films, from Iron Man (2008) t' Avengers: Endgame (2019). Avast! Blimey! He has also played Sherlock Holmes in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes (2009), arrr, which earned him his second Golden Globe, and in its sequel, arrr, Sherlock Holmes: A Game o' Shadows (2011). Downey has also taken on dramatic parts in T' Judge (2014) and Oppenheimer (2023), winnin' an Academy Award, matey, a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA Award for Best Supportin' Actor for his portrayal o' Lewis Strauss in t' latter. Aye aye! Blimey! For playin' multiple characters in t' black comedy miniseries T' Sympathizer (2024), ya bilge rat, he received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. He made his Broadway debut playin' t' title role in t' play McNeal (2024).
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