Happy 50th birthday to Robert Downey Jr.
We’re massive fans of Robert Downey Jr. here in JOE Towers, and today, his 50th birthday, seemed like the perfect excuse/reason to list several things that we love about the man.
1. His time as an SNL cast member
Okay, so Saturday Night Live never really made it over to this side of the Atlantic, but thanks to YouTube there is a treasure trove of hilarious SNL skits featuring RDJ for us to enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1U06P3H5yc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs1gr1WrE8I
2. His charitable nature
He’s rich, funny, handsome as f*ck and he loves helping out when he can. If this wasn’t a piece on the reasons why we love the guy, we’d just say we hate him. No one can live up to RDJ’s coolness…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEx5lmbCKtY
3. He is the King of cool glasses
Bono doesn’t even come close…
4. He MADE the Iron Man movies
Let’s face it; RDJ was the perfect person to cast in the role of a tech-savvy billionaire whose bark is just as impressive has his bite. He also plays the smart-ass perfectly…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8m9XEmTCoU
5. He’s not afraid to post hilariously embarrassing pictures of himself for #TBT
Our words have failed us on this one…
6. He’s a good sport, especially where the Simpsons are concerned
Exhibit A…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4qNhUwBvj8
Exhibit B… (It was later revealed on DVD commentary that RDJ was the inspiration for the award-winning Simpsons song, I'm Checkin' In)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1VvcSRP934
7. He’s got a serious voice on him…
As we said, he’s rich, funny, handsome as f*ck, loves helping out when he can AND he can sing.
https://youtu.be/1crxmBTxRlM
