also has a son, Indio Falconer Downey, 26, from a previous marriage. By 2005 they were married and today they share have two children together Avri Roel, 5, and Exton Elias, 8. “And as he walked down the stairs toward me, I remember looking up at him and suddenly thinking, ‘He’s really cute.’”įrom then on, the romance between Susan and Downey Jr. “One day, when we were on the treadmills, Robert goes, ‘Levin, you wanna go to dinner?’ and I said, ‘Eh, I’ll grab something to eat,’ so we agreed to go change and meet in the lobby,” Susan recalled. It was there that the actor asked Susan out on a date. On the set of Gothika, a small group of people would hit the gym after filming. as ‘really cute’Īfter working with him for a few weeks, Susan’s feelings toward Downey Jr. I mean, he was interesting but weird.” She eventually thought of Robert Downey Jr. And then he started doing these yoga moves. “And he had this box of various herbs and stuff. “Everybody else ordered Japanese, but Robert told us how oatmeal was the ‘superfood.’ He brought his own packets of oatmeal to have at lunch,” she said. What she remembers from that initial encounter is how different the actor had been. While prepping for Gothika, Susan had lunch with Downey Jr., Berry, and the film’s director. Official Who is Robert Downey Jr.’s Ex-Wife?

and Susan reflected on the early days of their relationship with the producer recalling the first run-in she had with her future husband.Ī post shared by Robert Downey Jr. “I thought he was a brilliant actor, but it didn’t go beyond that,” she said before adding, “I saw him more like a professor or someone’s older brother.”ĭuring a 2014 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Downey Jr. Susan continued, saying she didn’t even consider Downey Jr. When asked if there’d been an immediate attraction between her and Downey Jr., Susan replied, “Not even a little bit.” How did the actor come off to her? “The main thing I remember about meeting him was thinking how strange he was,” she said. as ‘strange’ĭuring a 2009 interview with Harper’s Bazaar, Susan recalled what she thought of her future husband when they first met. Susan Downey initially thought of Robert Downey Jr. The film had been Susan’s (then Susan Nicole Levin) first solo gig as a producer and at the time she didn’t want to get involved with any of the cast members. Susan Downey is a board certified plastic surgeon who has been in practice in the Los Angeles area for since 1989. The couple met on the set of the 2004 thriller, Gothika, which Downey Jr. There weren’t immediate sparks between Downey Jr. RELATED: Does ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Star Robert Downey Jr. attend the premiere of Avengers: Endgame | Amy Sussman/Getty Images They met on the set of ‘Gothika’ Susan Downey and Robert Downey Jr. While they’re certainly unique by Hollywood standards, it wasn’t love at first sight for the happy couple. The Iron Man actor and his wife are the co-founders of the production company, Team Downey. They’ve managed to maintain their marriage while also having a successful working relationship. and his wife, Susan Downey, are a rarity in Hollywood.

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