Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr.’s role in the movie Weird Science has put him in the “Brat Pack” group, along with other fellow actors who rose to fame during the coming-of-age era. His first lead role was in The Pick-Up Artist, which helped his career take off. Downey took on more acting roles, but it was also around this time that he was struggling with his substance abuse. The actor did try to get his act together, but he went on a downward spiral that landed him in trouble.

But because the actor lost everything, it pushed him to get help. Downey was able to make a comeback with films like Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang and Zodiac. Getting married back in 2005 also helped him sober up, and it was because of this that he got the part of Tony Stark for the Iron Man franchise. To his credit, his rise and fall in Hollywood has helped him become better as a person and as an actor.