Posts with tag "robert downey jr"

Robert Downey Jr. Lends Voice to Updated Mr. Peanut

Posted Nov 8th 2010 at 03:36 PM by Sarah Crow

Robert Downey Jr. has starred in some of the last decade's biggest blockbusters, so it may surprise fans to hear that he's taking on, quite literally, one of the smallest parts in showbiz. The actor has signed on as the voice behind Mr. Peanut, the iconic face of Planters peanuts. In an effort to modernize the face of the brand, Planters' parent company, Kraft Foods, has given the previously ...

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Robert Downey Jr. Is an Actor, Not a Rehab Expert

Posted Nov 6th 2010 at 09:00 AM by Jo Piazza

Poor Robert Downey Jr. You do a few recreational drugs, get arrested, go to rehab, more than the average person in your twenties and thirties and suddenly you become the catch-all for bad behavior in Hollywood. Did someone beat up their wife, get caught with a hooker or expose themselves as a bigoted racist this week? Well Robert Downey Jr. must been able to put it in perspective right? ...

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RDJ's 'Holmes' Too Gay for Studio Execs

Posted Dec 22nd 2009 at 07:46 AM by Rob Shuter

Robert Downey Jr.'s allusion to the fact that his 'Sherlock Holmes' character may have been partners with Watson both professionally and domestically has studio executives up in a tizzy. We're on team Sherlock no matter what side he chooses! Also, whose hair does the ultra-fabulous Vanessa Williams wish she had? The curvy answer after the jump! ...