Dependent as an eight year old
Robert Downey Jr. makes a drug confession
Robert Downey Jr. is one of the most famous actors. It is known that he had drug problems in the past. In the documentary «Sr.», which was released on Netflix on December 2, he tells us that he was already consuming as a child.
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Robert Downey Jr. had drug problems in the past. In the new documentary «Sr.» he talks about his childhood with drugs.
It is already known that actor Robert Downey Jr. (57) has had substance abuse problems in the past. In the Netflix documentary «Sr.» he told how his family and especially his father Robert Downey Sr. (1936-2021) pushed him to early drug use and became addicted. The actor came into contact with alcohol and drugs at the age of six and was addicted at eight.
Downey’s father was already active in the film industry as a director. Father and son shared a love of film. Robert Downey Jr. was even allowed to go to the film set from time to time. However, the senior was a better director than a father, as he himself says in recordings made before his death: “A lot of us made things and found it hypocritical not to let our children participate in it, so we let them smoke with us. It was really stupid of all of us to share that with the kids. Luckily he’s still here.”
Father substituted joint for wine
Robert Downey Jr. also recounted his childhood from his perspective: “My parents put my little cradle in the area of the apartment where the raw material was reviewed. So I got used to falling asleep to the clatter of flaps. I remember this cacophony of creativity. Lots of cigarette smoke, weed and alcohol, but mostly laughter.” At the age of six, the first glass of white wine, which the father took away from the boy and gave him a joint instead.
By the age of eight, Robert Downey Jr. says he was already addicted to alcohol and drugs. His father describes this time as “15 years of total madness”.
But the Hollywood star’s dramatic childhood did not stop with narcotics alone, his “dad” went one step further. “If he didn’t give me narcotics, he would take me to see particularly violent or pornographic films.” In addition, Downey Jr. had to take part in films that were disturbing and not child-friendly. And yet, says the “Iron Man” actor, he and his father were very close.
In the 90s, today’s film star was arrested several times for drug possession and spent more than a year in prison. After numerous withdrawals, Robert Downey Jr. has made it, he is clean and one of the most successful actors in Hollywood, with leading roles in films such as “Iron Man” or “Sherlock Holmes”. The actor has already received a number of awards for his successes, including the “Golden Globes” and “People’s Choice Awards”. (praise)