How Robert Downey Jr. Blew $300 Million Dollars!

I am Iron Man he's idiosyncratic he's dramatic and he's got money coming out of his ears mr. Iron Man himself Robert Downey jr. is the highest-paid actor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe take this Chris Evans Chris Hemsworth and Tom Holland with a sparkling net worth in the hundreds of millions of dollars he's well on his way to being one of the richest in the entire industry as well so how does Marvel's billionaire in Hollywood's real-life multi-millionaire spend all of his cash it is time to find out before we dive from clouds all Ironman style into how Downey jr. spends all of his hard-earned cash let's get a better idea of how much he's actually worth and while we're at it how we ended up acquiring such deep pockets in the first place when you think of Hollywood heavyweights which names come to mind go ahead throw out a few Leonardo to capsule you or let you Hansen Ryan ran riot Gosling okay well those guys are worth 260 million 165 million 75 million and 60 million respectively none of them even come close to our beloved Iron Man thanks to all of his roles in the MCU his earlier films plus investments in his own company and a ton of various sponsorships our DJ has amassed a net worth of are you ready for this 300 million it takes you more than 5,000 years earning the average American income to match that it wasn't always overflowing wallets rocket boots and money falling from the trees for Downey jr. sure we know him from his marvel character but his resume is far more diverse take that off what are you genius billionaire playboy philanthropist he had already starred in tons of TV and film like Ally McBeal Game six Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Tropic Thunder prior to pulling on the red and gold suit however Robert Downey jr. was a very different person he was born in Manhattan New York and well to put it politely he'd messed up like a few times he had found himself on the wrong side of the law far more often than he would like to admit ending up behind bars in rehabilitation facilities and as a centerpiece for the tabloids to rain fire down upon when he was facing trial the judge told him that he was manipulative and had exhausted the courts options and the courts patience so they put him behind bars for three years for repeatedly violating probation with all this craziness going on Jr's career tanked massively in the early 2000s at this point he still had a hefty bank balance supporting him but nowhere near the 300 mil stash he's sitting on now alas as we all now know a comeback was on the horizon and it was going to be one of the biggest we'd ever seen in the industry when he landed the pivotal role as Tony Stark in the first Iron Man film our DJ is said to have only pocketed around $500,000 due to his history the studio's considered him a risky hire so they weren't prepared to throw the entire kitchen sink at him once he nailed the roll the sky was the limit thereafter came Iron Man 2 Iron Man 3 The Avengers and the rest of the Marvel appearances it was these roles and this massive contract with Marvel Studios that truly surged his net worth and propelled him to stardom heck he made 75 mil for avengers endgame alone now about that busting bank balance what does he do with it all cars and houses of course but that's obvious let's kick things off with the most Tony Stark expenditure there is a life-sized remote-controlled Iron Man's suit would you buy one too we would it's worth a whopping $300,000 Downey owns a six-foot Iron Man costume as a reminder of his time as the character and yes the suit is even taller than Robert himself it was designed by a master maker named Greg tennis from RC superhero comm hence why it's so high-quality and while it doesn't shoot lasers it still lights up and has a wide range of remote controlled movements okay so down he didn't actually buy this for himself despite how egotistical his character comes across it was his staff that purchased it for his birthday but it's still a sizeable chunk of his total assets that's not the only souvenir that our DJ has from his time as Tony Stark with a price tag of $4,000 our next purchase might not break the bank but it's perhaps one of the most sentimental items that the Hollywood actor owns we're talking about the a emblem from the Avengers films you know the one we're talking about right it was the only letter that survived the attack on stark towers in the battle for New York scene as the story goes Downey jr. walked up to the studio execs and said hey any chance I can take home that giant 30 foot tall a emblem and stick it on one of my many fancy fans houses to his surprise the next thing he knew a truck was pulling up outside of his house with that infamous a strapped to the back luckily for him his house was big enough to store it his house or should we say houses are in fact big enough to store a lot of cars in as well if you were worth hundreds of millions of dollars what's the first car that you would buy let us know in the comments for Iron Man it's not just one car it's tens of them there's the Audi r8 with a hundred and sixty nine thousand nine hundred dollars you can see that same car in nearly every Iron Man movie as well when he's not cruising around in that one he's got the custom Boss 302 Mustang while not everyone loves the khaki yellow they sure love the roar that the 5.0 liter v8 produces that custom build that was actually made for the SEMA Show in 2017 would have set him back a couple of hundred thousand dollars a similar price to the Ferrari California T that he owns as if those weren't enough to choose from his garage also features a 110,000 Fisker Karma which was one of the world's first production luxury plug-in hybrid electric vehicles Leonardo DiCaprio has one as well in case you are wondering Rob also boasts a Nissan GTR and a Mercedes s550 each worth over a hundred grand and thankfully that's all of them nah just kidding he's also been seen behind the wheel of another Audi r8 from 2008 worth one hundred and sixteen thousand our Mercedes SL 550 coupe convertible and an Audi a7 and a Bentley Continental GT that's a fair collection isn't it as you can probably tell no brands quite tickles Rob's fancy like Audi does in addition to the a7 in the r8 he's also got an a8 these rides go upwards of $80,000 and are a typical symbol of luxury it's not all selfish purchases though our beloved Ironman decided to share the automotive love around when he's not buying cars for himself he's splurging on sets of wheels for his friends like this Captain America themed custom-built Camaro for his fellow superhero Captain America himself aka Steve Rogers aka Chris Evans the sick car features an ls3 engine as well as a 2.9 whipple supercharger and a steering wheel accented with a Captain America logo from fast cars to something a little more subtle it turns out that our DJ has quite an affinity for high-end watches can you blame them when you're constantly in the world's spotlight you want to look your best right in the great actors very own words quote you can learn a lot about a man if you open up his jewelry box so why not take a quick peek inside our favorite superheroes box of bling first up we've got those jayjay Allah Cutrer any guesses how much that timepiece is worth oh just a lazy 92 grand no biggie for any Thai hard Marvel fans out there if there's a shared locket ray seems a little bit familiar it's because it appeared in Iron Man 2 when he gets bored of $100,000.00 wrist accessory for a bit of variety Downey can go for his far more affordable option the rolex gmt master 2 ghost watch Kent I got myself and a buddy of mine black Rolexes for his birthday for some reason which is part of the Rolex maad Collection he actually was buying the watch for a friend's birthday but loved its look so much he bought one for himself as well when you're an a-lister affordable is a relative term you still have to fork out 25k to add this one to your collection with film after film after film if you expected Robert to live close to all the Hollywood studios you'd be right take a look at this stunning Malibu mansion which said a Mac a solid 3.7 million smackaroonies if you ask him it's worth every penny on the inside the 3384 square foot estate features three bedrooms but on the outside is where it really shines it boasts a view over the Malibu lagoon and a back yard with a pool a hot tub a fire pit and putting green sometimes the bright lights of Tinseltown can get a little overwhelming and that's why Donnie has a couple of quiet retreats away from the paparazzi line streets when he's not in Malibu you can find him kicking back and his two point five million dollar Pacific Palisades home which has four bedrooms and a ranch style design with extra high hedges to keep the fans out sure both of these houses are impressive but they each pale in comparison to the 10.5 million dollar windmill home in the Hamptons yep that's an actual windmill folks it might be weird but hey would you expect anything less from this unique movie star we sure wouldn't it's not all just spend spend spend though sometimes jr. reinvests his money how through his own business it's called footprints coalition and it does exactly what you'd expect an Iron Man business to do use robotics and nanotechnology to clean up the planet the scientist led coalition was announced in 2019 it is set to officially launch at some stage in 2020 since Robert wrapped up more than a decade of filming for Marvel he's decided to take the risk and put his money toward saving the world from an entirely different villain of climate change a website for the company went live after he made the announcement but it currently features little more than a newsletter signup form clearly there's a lot going on behind closed doors okie dokie we spoke a lot about Rob's badass car collection but there's one particular ride that deserves a dedicated mention this is the Acura NSX concept car ordinarily these go for around one hundred and fifty seven five hundred however this one is special this particular NSX was purposely built and customized for the Iron Man 3 movie to his delight it landed up inside Robert Downey jr. zku Raj it's not an Audi but when you hear its value and you'll understand why he doesn't mind having it around any guesses how about nine million dollars next up say hello to Iron Man's very own luxury sneaker collection we've already seen that he's not afraid to splurge on watches and that's the same case for his kicks take a look at these gorgeous Christian Louboutin louis strass sneakers which he has been wearing on red carpets time and time again these babies set him back a whopping 2495 crisp one-dollar bills ding Alma would you spend that much on shoes we sure couldn't but those aren't even the most intriguing shoes in his collection nope that would actually be his Givenchy wedged sneakers it's not exactly a secret that downy isn't the tallest of humans at just 5 foot 9 but his charisma and ego certainly put him on a pedestal that's why he's gone for these $2,000 wedges which sported two and a half inch sole he loves this pair and even wore them to his very own 50th birthday party extravaganza that's all for today what's your favorite RDJ movie Iron Man 2 Avengers endgame weird science chaplain or something else let us know and don't forget to Like and subscribe thanks for checking out the richest and we'll see you next time

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Length: 10min 48sec (648 seconds)

Published: Sun Apr 05 2020