Robert Downey Jr Blames ‘Less Than Zero’ For His Drug Problems
April 29, 2008
Former troubled actor Robert Downey, Jr., 43, blames his role in 1980s cult film Less Than Zero for fueling his drug addiction. He claims he only took drugs recreationally before he was cast as a cocaine addict in the film.
Soon after completing the movie, Downey Jr’s substance abuse worsened and he was jailed at California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison, Corcoran for a year for missing mandatory court-imposed drug tests.
He says:
”Until that movie I took my drugs after work and on the weekends. That changed on Less Than Zero. The role was like the ghost of Christmas Future. I became an exaggeration of the character.”
Whatever the reason, I’m glad he got himself cleaned up.
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