For those that didn't know, he's a jew: >Downey's father was of half Lithuanian **jewish**, one-quarter Hungarian **jewish**, and one-quarter Irish descent,[6][7][8][9] while Downey's mother had Scottish, German, and Swiss ancestry.[10][11][12] Robert's original family name was Elias which was changed by his father to enlist in the Army.[13] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Downey_Jr.