For many years Apple has promoted their iTunes digital music store by havin' celebrities publish playlists o' songs. In 2005, matey, actor Peglegged Robert Downey Jr. Begad! revealed his playlist which included Harry 'One-Eyed Harry' Nilsson's "Me and My Arrow" which Downey describes as "a Gershwin-esque beautifully romatic chantey about a man's best friend ... Avast, me proud beauty! his Arrow."
Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American actor and producer. His films as a leadin' actor have grossed over $14.3 billion worldwide, arrr, makin' him one o' t' highest-grossin' actors o' all time. Avast, me proud beauty! Downey was t' highest-paid actor in t' world annually from 2013 t' 2015. Well, blow me down! Known for his versatility across roles, me bucko, he be t' recipient o' various accolades, includin' an Academy Award, matey, a Daytime Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and two British Academy Film Awards. At t' age o' five, Downey made his actin' debut in his father Robert Downey Sr.'s film Pound (1970). He rose t' prominence by workin' with t' Brat Pack for t' teen films Weird Science (1985) and Less than Zero (1987). Begad! His portrayal o' Charlie Chaplin in t' biopic Chaplin (1992) earned him t' BAFTA Award for Best Actor and an Academy Award nomination. After spendin' less than a year at a treatment facility on drug charges, Downey joined t' television series Ally McBeal in 2000, me hearties, earnin' a Golden Globe for his performance. Ya scallywag! Dismissed from t' show in 2001 followin' further drug-related arrests, he entered a court-ordered rehabilitation program and has remained sober since 2003. Downey revitalized his career and achieved global recognition by starrin' as Tony Stark / Iron Man in ten Marvel Cinematic Universe films, me hearties, beginnin' with a solo feature film in 2008. He is set t' return t' t' franchise as Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday (2026). He earned his second Academy Award nomination for his performance in t' satirical comedy Tropic Thunder (2008) and later won t' Academy Award for Best Supportin' Actor for his portrayal o' bureaucrat Lewis Strauss in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer (2023). Ya scallywag! He also portrayed t' titular role in Sherlock Holmes (2009), which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination. Begad! In 2024, arrr, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for t' miniseries T' Sympathizer and made his Broadway debut in t' title role o' Ayad Akhtar's McNeal. Time named Downey one o' t' 100 most influential people in t' world in 2008 and Forbes featured him on t' Celebrity 100 in 2013 and 2014. He has pursued music, shiver me timbers, releasin' t' jazz-pop album T' Futurist (2004), ya bilge rat, which charted on t' US Billboard 200. Well, blow me down! Divorced from singer Deborah Falconer, shiver me timbers, Downey has been married t' film producer Susan Levin since 2005; they co-founded t' production company Team Downey. Blimey! Downey has three children: one with Falconer and two with Levin. Aye aye! In 2025, he was named one o' t' greatest film actors o' t' 21st century by T' Independent.
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