photo credit: Alan Light
Robert John Downey, Jr.
Birth Place:
New York City, New York, USA
Ethnicity:
German, Scottish, Irish and Jewish Russian
The American actor starred in many Hollywood movies throughout the 1980s and 1990s, and recently in the movies Iron Man and Good Night and Good Luck. He was born to a German and Scottish Mother and an Irish and Jewish Father. He was quoted saying this in an article on the New York Times.
His father’s original surname was Elias and he stated that the name has Russian Jewish origin. He mentioned this on Inside The Actors Studio.
Source:
- http://www.nytimes.com/
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZzKGak0jYI
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wow i thought he had some east asian or native in him
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He was really cute in the late 80′s. he looks mixed.
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and alot of people are jewish russian lol….that im not
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why are so many people irish its crazy lol…i am toooo crazy huhuhuhuh
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i alaways thought he was Latino. I guess people say i look latino, but im English, Italian, Scots-Irish, and Persian-Iranian. Im exactly 1/4th of each ethnicity.
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I always thought he was Italian.
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Latino is not a race, There are people from Latin American with blond hair and blue eyes, as well as people of African descent.
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Hah, oh Gosh I have the EXACT same ethnicity as Robert… I feel very special now.
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Brilliant. thanks.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZzKGak0jYI
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WOW i thought he was italian? or atleat part italian
learn something new everyday :P
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I’m find what Robert father is of Russian-Jewish descent, and his mother German-Jewish descent. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000375/bio
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I found an article that has a quote. thanks anyways.
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