Sad news to report, as Robert Downey Sr. died in his sleep at his NYC home after a battle with Parkinson’s Disease, according to his wife.
Robert Downey Jr. has not yet commented publicly on the death of his father.
Robert Downey Sr. served in the army, played minor-league baseball, was a Golden Gloves champion and off-off Broadway playwright, all before he was 22 years old.
His 1970s films were independently made on shoestring budgets and were relatively obscure in the Absurdist movement.