He is one of the highest paid and most bankable actors in hollywood. When it comes to comeback stories in pop culture, there are few as wellknown as robert downey jr s. He played charlie chaplin, iron man and sherlock holmes. He is best known for portraying three iconic characters in films. It also features charlie chaplin s own daughter, geraldine chaplin in the role of her grandmother, hannah chaplin. Follow the turbulent but ultimately triumphant story of actor robert downey jr. Comparisons between scenes from chaplin 1992 and scenes from the charles chaplin movies. It shows charlie chaplins good and bad sides, including his penchant for underage girls.
A biography of charlie chaplin, told in flashback by the elderly chaplin, played unexpectedly well by robert downey jr. List of awards and nominations received by robert downey jr. Robert and his sister, allyson downey, were immersed in film and the performing arts from a very young age, leading downey jr. He is good and persuasive as the adult charlie when the material allows, and close to brilliant when he does some of charlies early vaudeville and film sketches. Chaplin boasts a terrific performance from robert downey, jr. There are indeed shots of charlie filming, but these are the same. Chaplin by richard attenborough richard attenborough. The following is a list of awards and nominations received by robert downey jr. Chaplin is a biopic movie that tells the story of the life of charlie chaplin. His paternal grandfather was of lithuanian jewish ancestry and his paternal grandmother was of irish. Born in new york city on april 4, 1965, robert downey jr. Drama biografie film geregisseerd door richard attenborough.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards. In the 1980s, downey was considered a member of the brat pack after appearing in the films weird science with anthony michael hall 1985, less than zero with andrew mccarthy 1987, and johnny be good again with. Little is told of his mom but his dad was a seasoned actor and introduced him to the film making industry. The son of the avantgarde film maker robert downey sr. He is also best known for his roles as charlie chaplin in the biographical comedydrama film, chaplin, and kirk lazarus in the action comedy film, tropic thunder, for which. Brilliantly directed by richard attenborough, chaplin is brought to life through a stunning performance by robert downey jr. Biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity, nationality, salary, net worth, height married biography who is robert downey jr robert is an american actor who is well known for his splendid acting in chaplin, quirky version of tony stark in iron man and decades of living under the shadow of drug abuse and breaching of law. It was produced and directed by richard attenborough and stars robert downey jr. In the early 90s, when he was just 27yearsold, he was nominated for best actor at the academy award for his portrayal of entertainment legend charlie chaplin. Trailer from the 1992 film chaplin starring robert downey jr. From an early age, robert downey jr was thrown into a world filled with turmoil and a. Mainly, however, this is for one reason only, and that is yes robert downey jr. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
It shows charlie chaplin s good and bad sides, including his penchant for underage girls. He made his debut in his fathers 1970 absurdist comedy. Chaplin 1992 hd 15th anniversary edition robert downey jr. The element that does not seem possible to be greater though is robert downey jr. Take a closer look at the various roles robert downey jr. Chaplin 1992 a film about the troubled and controversial life of the master comedy filmmaker charles chaplin. This is an amusing yet poignant film, directed by richard attenborough, about the life of charles chaplin. Told in flashback, the film consists of chaplins responses to questioning by. In 1982, he dropped out of santa monica high school. His first properly released musical material, aside from film and tv soundtracks, was a 1993 ep of smile from the chaplin soundtrack.
A very good film, relatively balanced, displaying charlie chaplins creativity, as well as his private life. You know the nijinsky scene in the movie where i ballet dance around. Chaplin is another by the books biography, effective enough as a whole, but a great film seems possible from the subject matter. Totalitas yang ditunjukkan oleh downey saat memerankan tokoh charlie chaplin mendapat nominasi aktor terbaik pada ajang oscar, golden globe, dan bafta. Chaplin is a 1992 britishamerican biographical comedydrama film about the life of british comedian charlie chaplin. Focus on its star, and the 1998 film achieves a gravitas that lends greatness to it. The praise he received for the role is by no means undeserved.
This is the trailer from the 1992 film chaplin starring robert downey jr. As chaplin he is perfect, managing to make the best out of his rather predictable lines, remaining interesting, believable, and in many parts moving. Attenborough, a filmmaker, is not interested in showing us how chaplin made a film. A sweeping overview of charlie chaplins momentous and scandalridden life would present any filmmaker with daunting challenges. Downey was born in manhattan, new york city, the younger of two children. Hij werd bekend door films als chaplin 1992 en short cuts. As chaplin he is perfect, managing to make the best out of his rather predictable lines, remaining interesting, believable, and in. He made his acting debut in his fathers film pound at the age of five. A very good film, relatively balanced, displaying charlie chaplin s creativity, as well as his private life. Some parts of this performance are particularly memorable, such as his invention of the famous tramps walk just after having feverishly picked out the outfit, the astonishingly accurate depiction of charlie as an old man, and of course, the many parts of the film that involve parts of his life where he was working on his. The star turn is robert downey jr, who is exceptional as chaplin. He earned acclaim for such early films as chaplin 1992 but later found considerable fame when he took the role of superhero iron man 2008 in the marvel film franchise. Downey says suddenly snapping to a full upright position on the sofa.
See some of his most notable roles from his breakout in chaplin to his reigning title as iron man. A film about the troubled and controversial life of the master comedy filmmaker charles. Robert john downey jr april 4, 1965 manhattan, new york city, new york. Robert downey jr was born on the 4th of april 1965 in manhattan, new york. Robert downey jr, dan aykroyd, geraldine chaplin, anthony hopkins en milla jovovich.
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