In 2003, Penelope Cruz and Halle Berry witnessed how Robert Downey Jr fell in love on the set of a movie Gothic, a horror film with which he tried to restore his reputation. He was in prison, his problems with drugs and alcohol were more than known, and no one trusted him.

Times were different and substance abuse was considered still something natural and respectable in the profession. So the 36-year-old actor, who had already gone through rehabilitation and all sorts of scandals, clinging to life and fame, still had opportunities.

Robert Downey Jr hit rock bottom in the 1990s.

When Robert Downey Jr met Susan Levine, he had already begun the process of sobriety.. A route that is not a straight line, as has been said many times, and on which I have already stumbled several times. The actor tried marijuana at the age of 6 from his father, with whom he found a connection through use.

He started drinking daily as a teenager and hit rock bottom in 1996. Addicted to a potentially lethal cocktail of cocaine, heroin and alcohol. Robert Downey Jr was arrested three times in just four weeks. But it wasn’t until 1999 that he was sent to prison for three years, of which he ended up serving less than one year.

Last June, Robert Downey Jr. still believed that this offer was too much despite the fact that in his life he noted before and after. It seems to him that this is the worst thing that has ever happened to him, and he remembers the prison as a place where “opportunities don’t exist”. It was released in 2000, and by 2003 two projects had already been released. The first was singing detectivethe hand of Mel Gibson, who had to take care of the actor’s insurance himself.

The second one was Gothicdirected by Mathieu Kassovitzand with a lavish cast that included Halle Berry and Penélope Cruz. Its budget was $40 million, triple that figure in the collection. But when the process began, things were much simpler: the main characters met with director and producer Susan Levine for dinner in Montreal.

Robert Downey Jr. was “weird” but also interesting.

Susan Levin was a producer with some experience in Gothic your first opportunity for an individual loan. in this food the first thing he thought of Robert Downey Jr was that he was an “interesting but weird” guy.. “Everyone ordered Japanese food, but he told us that porridge is a superfood. So he brought his pack of porridge to eat with different herbs and something else. And then started doing yoga”The actor’s wife remembered in an interview with the publication Hollywood Reporter.

Despite the fact that Susan was not going to date the main character of the film, The charm of Robert Downey Jr. was enough to convince her.. A year later, they were together and first officially appeared on the channel. premiere from The Singing Detective. A month later, before the producer’s 30th birthday, the actor proposed to her. It hasn’t even been released yet. Gothic.

It all happened quickly, and Robert Downey Jr.’s sobriety wasn’t entirely clear. No one believed that he recovered, so no one outside the home believed that this relationship would last long. Actually, The actor’s previous divorce from Deborah Falconer was not even formalized.with whom the first child, Indio Falconer Downey, was born to the translator in 1993.

Robert Downey Jr justifies his addictions with age

Although he was well into his 30s when he met Susan, Robert Downey Jr believes that the reason for the change in his life was not love, but maturity. He stated this in an interview with the magazine Vanity Fair: “For some people, it’s a matter of age. It’s perfectly normal for people to become obsessed with something for a while and then give it up.”

Be that as it may, it is clear that 2003 was before and after in his life. He had no further problems and no further substance abuse. His engagement to Susan was long-term, at the request of the producer himself, and in August 2005 they got married.

Their wedding took place on Long Island (New York), with the participation of a variety of stars. From Sting Keanu Reeves via Billy Joel, they witnessed the words “yes, I want.” Although they never found out, Robert Downey Jr’s nerves ended up in a 30-minute kung fu session or a bath with his 10-year-old son.

Together with Susan, Robert Downey Jr. in February 2012 again became the father of a boy named Exton Eliasand in November 2014 a girl was born, Avri Roel. Transformed into a cult actor after success Sherlock Holmes And Hombre de Hierro, in 2015, having an exemplary family, the translator was able to erase his criminal record. blur and a new account that is still profitable eight years later: the proof is on your paper at Oppenheimer and that he is still one of the highest paid in Hollywood.