Robert Downey Jr. 2007, Downey was cast as the title character in the film "Iron Man", with director Jon Favreau explaining the choice by stating: "Downey wasn't the most obvious choice, but he understood what makes the character tick. He found a lot of his own life experience in 'Tony Stark'." Favreau insisted on having Downey as he repeatedly claimed that Downey would be to "Iron Man" what Johnny Depp is to the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series: a lead actor who could both elevate the quality of the film and increase the public's interest in it. For the role Downey had to
The Morton Downey Jr. Show as for example adult content chat line and phone sex 900-numbers. On April 24th, 1989, Downey claimed that three skinheads attacked him in an airport restroom in San Francisco, chopping his hair and smearing him with swastikas, but authorities disputed the report. "Our preliminary investigation shows that this was self-inflicted for whatever reason we don't know," said Ron Wilson, spokesman at San Francisco International Airport. "We can only assume it was for publicity." The Morton Downey Jr. Show The Morton Downey Jr. Show is a syndicated American talk show presented by Morton Downey Jr. which ran from 1987 to 1989.