Actor Robert Downey Jr. was born on April 4, 1965, in New York City to underground filmmaker Robert Downey and Elsie Ford. Downey Jr. first acted at the age of five as a puppy in his father's film Pound and would go on to act in five of his father's features. He attended Santa Monica High School, but never graduated. Before he was a member of the Saturday Night live cast for the 1985-1986 season, Robert Downey Jr. worked as a waiter in New York City and claims to have once served peppermint tea to Sting. His early film work also included a role in 1972's Greaser's Palace.