Robert Downey Sr., actor, director and father of Robert Downey Jr. has died.

(CNN) – Robert Downey Sr., an actor and director who is also the father of actor Robert Downey Jr., has died, according to a post by his son. He was 85 years old.

“RIP Bob D. Sr. 1936-2021 … Dad passed away peacefully in his sleep last night after years of enduring the ravages of Parkinson’s … he was a true maverick filmmaker and remained remarkably optimistic throughout … By reckoning from my stepmother, they were happily married for just over 2,000 years, “wrote Downey Jr. in a tribute to his father on his verified Facebook page. “Rosemary Rogers-Downey, you are a saint, and our thoughts and prayers are with you.”

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