During the episode Downey stated he was afraid his audience would abandon him if they knew he had a gay brother, but then said he did not care.

The album received mixed reviews, but Downey stated in 2006 that he probably will not do another album, as he felt that the energy he put into doing the album was not compensated.

As a result, both Downey and Favreau stated their interest in making Iron Man a trilogy.

Downey stated on the December 16, 2009 Late Show with David Letterman that Maillet was " 10 times more upset about it " than Downey was.

Downey also had a stint on WMAQ-AM in Chicago where he unsuccessfully tried to get other on air radio personalities to submit to drug testing.

After being released from the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in 2000 for drug charges, Downey joined the cast of the TV series Ally McBeal playing Calista Flockhart's love interest.

His character was written out when Downey was fired after two drug arrests in late 2000 and early 2001.

After one last stay in a court-ordered drug treatment program, Downey finally achieved sobriety.

His father, a drug addict, allowed Downey to use marijuana at age six, an incident which his father has said that he now regrets.

His performance, described by Janet Maslin in The New York Times as " desperately moving ", was widely praised, though Downey has said that for him " the role was like the ghost of Christmas Future " since his drug habit resulted in his becoming an " exaggeration of the character " in real life.

From 1996 through 2001, Downey was arrested numerous times on drug-related charges including cocaine, heroin and marijuana and went several times through drug treatment programs unsuccessfully, explaining in 1999 to a judge: " It's like I've got a shotgun in my mouth with my finger on the trigger, and I like the taste of the gun metal.

After Downey missed another required drug test in 1999, he was arrested once more.

They separated in 1991 because of his drug addiction, according to Downey.

In the same interview, he also claimed to have intended Ferrell ’ s part for Robert Downey, Jr., but, again, insurance got in the way due to Downey ’ s history of arrests and drug abuse.

She gained attention with a starring role in 1987's Less Than Zero, as the friend of a doomed drug addict played by Robert Downey, Jr. She also starred in the 1987 film The Lost Boys as Star, the " half vampire " girlfriend, with Kiefer Sutherland and Jason Patric.

By 1849, Downey had arrived in California, briefly prospecting in Grass Valley before finding a job at a drug store in San Francisco.

Robert Downey, Jr. was originally cast to voice the Devil, but was forced to pull out because of his relapse into drug addiction.

While at writing the copyright status of this image has not yet been verified, it is believed that use of this image in the article on Morton Downey qualifies for " fair use " under US law.

* 1899 The Inventor of the Numeral-type for China, by the use of which Illiterate Chinese both Blind and Sighted can very Quickly be Taught to Read and Write Fluently ( London: Downey & Co .)

The romance theme was later given lyrics, and became the pop standard " Smile ", first recorded by Nat King Cole and later covered by artists as Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Tony Bennett, Trini Lopez, Eric Clapton, Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Michael Bublé, Petula Clark, Liberace, Judy Garland, Madeleine Peyroux, Plácido Domingo and Dionne Warwick, Michael Jackson and Robert Downey, Jr. ( included on the soundtrack for the film Chaplin ).

In 1997, Tommy Aldridge filled in on drums when Brian Downey was unable to, and became a full member when Downey left shortly thereafter.

He co-wrote a number of songs with Lynott and Downey, including " The Rocker " which became a live favourite throughout the band's career.

After the Carpenters became successful in the early 1970s, she and her brother bought two apartment buildings in Downey as a financial investment.

The three largest subscribers were Isaias W. Hellman ($ 100, 000 ), former California Governor John G. Downey ($ 100, 000 ), and Ozro W. Childs ($ 50, 000 ) who in later years became the founders of the University of Southern California.

After Sinclair's defeat, Downey became an attorney involved with Dr. Francis Townsend, the main advocate of the Townsend Plan for government old-age pensions.

Though he had been considered a staunch liberal, Downey as a senator became a conservative Democrat who won the support of California's major oil interests.

Downey was 32 years older than Addis, and they became engaged to marry.

Its routing on Whittier and Harbor Boulevards became Route 72 and was initially defined to run from Route 5 ( the former bypass ) to an unbuilt State Route 245, hence the route's lackluster end at Downey Road.

It became known as Fullerton House, named after William Fullerton who had been a governor, chair of the board and founder of Downey House.

Downey was able to return to the big screen only after Mel Gibson, who had been a close friend to Downey since both had co-starred in Air America, paid Downey's insurance bond for the 2003 film The Singing Detective.

The exchange between the two men culminated in Innis shoving Sharpton into his chair, knocking him to the floor and Downey intervening to separate the pair.

The victims were five children aged between 10 and 17 — Pauline Reade, John Kilbride, Keith Bennett, Lesley Ann Downey and Edward Evans — at least four of whom were sexually assaulted.

Video Trans Americas video-installation comprises videos recorded with a portapak during Downey ’ s travels from North to Central and South America between 1973 and 1976.

The series was nominated for eleven Primetime Emmy Awards between 1997 and 2000, including two nominations each for Downey and Reese in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series categories, respectively.

In numerous interviews, there was an on-and off-screen chemistry between both Reese and Downey.

Gothika is well known for the relationship between Robert Downey Jr. and producer Susan Levin, who met each other on set and went on to marry in August 2005.

In the 1859 general elections, Downey was elected Lieutenant Governor, overcoming the party split within the Democratic Party between Lecompton and Anti-Lecompton Democrats, as well as seeing off a challenge from the infant Republican Party.

Graham Downey, son of Thin Lizzy drummer Brian Downey, played bass for the band between 1993 and 1996.

Tension had been simmering between Graham's staff and Led Zeppelin's security team during the day, and as Grant and Bindon were walking down the ramp near the end of the concert, words were exchanged with stage crew chief Jim Downey, which resulted in Bindon knocking Downey out cold.

That night Lacey ordered Lieutenant William Neilsen to begin a patrol between 2: 00 and 3: 00 am, and ordered the brigade of Thomas Downey to stand on alert.

In between, the line serves several neighborhoods and cities, including El Segundo, Hawthorne, and Downey.

Downey has said the character Monica interested her because it was a strong female role, which were " few and far between ", and also for its spiritual aspects:

The cinematic Arbus ( Nicole Kidman ) is torn between a bizarre relationship with a neighbor suffering from hypertrichosis, Lionel Sweeney ( Robert Downey Jr .), and a conventional life with her husband Allan ( Ty Burrell ), a photographer.