“He was a brother, my right hand man, an uncle to our kids and beloved by all,” Downey wrote
Jimmy Rich, longtime assistant to Robert Downey Jr., died at the age of 52 on Wednesday, after a fatal car crash. Downey Jr. posted the news to his Instagram, noting that “This is not news. This is a terrible and shocking tragedy.”
Rich and Downey Jr. began their friendship long before the MCU came around — Rich is credited as Downey’s assistant on every one of his films dating all the way back to “The Singing Detective” in 2003. That year marked the beginning of Downey’s road to sobriety after his much-publicized battles with drug and alcohol use. In the post, Downey hailed Rich as “the man who supported every step of my recovery, life and career.”
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Jimmy Rich, longtime assistant to Robert Downey Jr., died at the age of 52 on Wednesday, after a fatal car crash. Downey Jr. posted the news to his Instagram, noting that “This is not news. This is a terrible and shocking tragedy.”
Rich and Downey Jr. began their friendship long before the MCU came around — Rich is credited as Downey’s assistant on every one of his films dating all the way back to “The Singing Detective” in 2003. That year marked the beginning of Downey’s road to sobriety after his much-publicized battles with drug and alcohol use. In the post, Downey hailed Rich as “the man who supported every step of my recovery, life and career.”
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Fellow MCU stars Jeremy Renner,...
- 5/6/2021
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
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