The star who came back from the depths: Robert Downey Jr

As a drug addict and a convict, Robert Downey Jr was a Hollywood tragedy; now he is the best thing in Tropic Thunder, this summer's funniest film. David Smith looks at a story of redemption that shows there can be second acts in American lives Perhaps it was when the prison kitchen flooded and he waded through floating rubbish that Robert Downey Jr hit bottom. The Oscar nominee, who commanded $7m a year in... [read full story]