dailystab.com - 3/5/2008
—
Can you guess the African American in the photograph above? It is none other than Robert Downey Jr. playing Kirk Lazarus, a very serious Oscar-winning actor cast in the most expensive Vietnam war epic ever filmed. The problem is “Kirk’s” character was originally written to be black. So he decided to dye his skin….
Now is [...]
Downey Jr in Blackface for New Film
mollygood.com 3/6/2008 —
Robert Downey Jr is in blackface for his new role in the Ben Stiller comedy Tropical Thunder . Before you summarily condemn him, note that unlike the Afrocentric Angelina Jolie’s turn in A Mighty Heart , Downey Jr isn’t portraying a ...
Yes, That's Robert Downey Jr.
dlisted.com 3/6/2008 — Oh no. It's Robert Downey Jr. in black face for the spoof comedy " Tropic Thunder ." In the movie, Robert portrays Kirk Lazarus , an Oscar-winning actor who dyes his skin in order to play a black character in the the most expensive Vietnam War film ...
Downey Jr in Blackface for New Film
jossip.com 3/6/2008 — Robert Downey Jr is in blackface for his new role in the Ben Stiller comedy Tropic Thunder. Before you summarily condemn him, note that unlike the Afrocentric Angelina Jolie’s turn in A Mighty Heart, Downey Jr isn’t portraying a character of color; ...
Robert Downey Jr. is a Black Man
justjared.buzznet.com 3/7/2008 — Robert Downey Jr. plays a black man in the new movie Tropic Thunder .
Downey plays overly committed actor Kirk Lazarus, a white man cast to play a black soldier in a satire of the performing profession.
“If it’s done right, it could ...
New Tropic Thunder Photos
slashfilm.com 3/12/2008 —
Last week Paramount premiered the first photo from the upcoming Ben Stiller comedy Tropic Thunder which featured Robert Downey Jr dressed as a black man. The movie studio has released two new photos and a official plot synopsis at Showest. As ...
New 'Tropic Thunder' photos —
Oh No They Didn't!
Last week Paramount premiered the first photo from the upcoming Ben Stiller comedy Tropic Thunder which featured Robert Downey Jr. dressed as a black man. The movie studio has released two new photos and a official plot synopsis at ShoWest : “When a group of actors shooting a war movie includes Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr.), an over-the-top Australian-born method actor who has gone to ...
Does Anyone Want To See Robert Downey Jr. In Blackface??? —
Celebrity Mound
IT’S Robert Downey Jr. as you’ve never seen him before. In the Ben Stiller-directed satire “Tropic Thunder,” due out this August, Downey appears in blackface. He plays a method actor named Kirk Lazarus, a seven-time Oscar winner whose latest role was originally meant for a black actor. “In his eternal struggle to push the boundaries he has his skin dyed ...
He's a color convert —
PageSix.com
IT'S Robert Downey Jr. as you've never seen him before. In the Ben Stiller -directed satire "Tropic Thunder," due out this August, Downey (above, center) appears in blackface. He plays a method actor named Kirk Lazarus, a seven-time Oscar winner whose latest role was originally meant for a black actor. "In his eternal struggle to push the boundaries he has his skin dyed ...
Soldiering On in Tropic Thunder —
Movies RSS Feed: UGO
Left to right,that’s a blonde-haired Jack Black, a black Robert Downey Jr. and a buff Ben Stiller in a scene from the summer comedy Tropical Thunder. Now if you’re wondering how a white RD Jr. can play a black Vietnam soldier, Entertainment Weekly explains.
Robert Downey Jr. plays Kirk Lazarus, a very serious Oscar-winning actor cast in the most expensive Vietnam War film ever. Problem is, ...
Robert Downey Jr. Goes Black, May Never Come Back —
Socialite Life
In Ben Stiller's latest film, "Tropic Thunder," Robert Downey Jr. busts out the prosthetic hair and make-up to portray a self-indulgent actor, whose penchant for getting "into character" has him walking around looking like a black man. In the film, Downey's character, Kirk Lazarus is an Academy Award-winning actor, who stars alongside Ben Stiller's character in "the most expensive Vietnam ...
Robert Downey is Playing a Black Man! —
Lenzism.com | Addicted To Fresh
Robert Downey Jr. is giving us exactly what we've been missing since eighties hits like 'Soul Man': a white person in blackface! A description of the new film Tropic Thunder, directed by Ben Stiller: In the film, which is a satire that takes aim at the egos of big Hollywood actors, Downey plays Kirk Lazarus, an Oscar caliber actor who ends up with a part that was originally written for ...
First Look: Tropic Thunder - Robert Downey Jr as a Black Man —
/Film
I opened up my email this morning to see a message from my friend Neil at FSR titled “LOL Are you kidding me? This is awesome…”
Turns out that Entertainment Weekly released the first production photo for Ben Stiller ’s summer comedy Tropic Thunder , and it features our first look at Robert Downey Jr. ’s character Kirk Lazarus, who is a black man. That’s right, Robert is in black ...
Who's that man standing between Black and Stiller? —
Oh No They Didn't!
First Look: 'Tropic Thunder' Who's that man between Jack Black and Ben Stiller in this scene from the upcoming comedy? If you don't recognize that African-American actor standing between Jack Black and Ben Stiller , there's a good reason: He's white . In Tropic Thunder , an epic action comedy co-written and directed by Stiller, Robert Downey Jr. plays Kirk Lazarus, a very serious ...
ROBERT DOWNEY JR. IN BLACKFACE —
FilmDrunk.com
Tropic Thunder (opening in August) is Ben Stiller's first directing project since Zoolander , and that's not even the best part. The black guy in the picture is Robert Downey Jr. [In the film] Robert Downey Jr. plays Kirk Lazarus, a very serious Oscar-winning actor cast in the most expensive Vietnam war epic ever filmed. Problem is, Lazarus's character, Sgt. Osiris, was ...
HE'S A COLOR CONVERT —
NY Post: Page Six
IT'S Robert Downey Jr. as you've never seen him before. In the Ben Stiller-directed satire "Tropic Thunder," due out this August, Downey (above, center) appears in blackface. He plays a method actor named Kirk Lazarus, a seven-time Oscar winner...
Follow ShowHype on Twitter
