Robert Downey Jr has reinforced his support of his divisive Tropic Thunder role, in which he played a character who used blackface. The actor appeared in the 2008 war comedy, directed. Robert Downey Jr. has long defended Tropic Thunder after receiving criticism for wearing blackface in the 2008 movie. The 58-year-old actor starred as Kirk Lazarus in the action. Robert Downey Jr. has continued to defend the controversial 2008 comedy Tropic Thunder, in which he played a method actor wearing Blackface for a role. Speaking to Rob Lowe on his.
Robert Downey Jr. has continued to defend the controversial 2008 comedy Tropic Thunder, in which he played a method actor wearing Blackface for a role. Speaking to Rob Lowe on his. Robert Downey Jr.'s controversial 'Tropic Thunder' performance turns 15. Here's everything you need to know about the ongoing debate over Downey's use of blackface in the 2008 comedy. In Tropic Thunder, Robert Downey Jr played the role of Kirk Lazarus, an Australian method actor who had had a “pigmentation alteration” surgery to permanently darken his face. He did that in. Robert Downey Jr. opened up in a recent interview about his role in the satirical film "Tropic Thunder" and its use of blackface, according to NBC News. Downey played a white actor who. Given blackface’s ugly history in the United States, having Robert Downey Jr. don blackface, even for satirical purposes, became a topic of conversation at the time, and has become even...
In Tropic Thunder, Robert Downey Jr played the role of Kirk Lazarus, an Australian method actor who had had a “pigmentation alteration” surgery to permanently darken his face. He did that in. Robert Downey Jr. opened up in a recent interview about his role in the satirical film "Tropic Thunder" and its use of blackface, according to NBC News. Downey played a white actor who. Given blackface’s ugly history in the United States, having Robert Downey Jr. don blackface, even for satirical purposes, became a topic of conversation at the time, and has become even...