Editing Robert Downey Jr. (section)

==Other ventures==
===Music===
Downey has sung on several soundtracks for his films, including ''Chaplin'', ''[[Too Much Sun]]'', ''[[Two Girls and a Guy]]'', ''[[Friends & Lovers (1999 film)|Friends and Lovers]]'', ''[[The Singing Detective (film)|The Singing Detective]]'', and ''Kiss Kiss Bang Bang''. In 2001, he appeared in the music video for [[Elton John]]'s song "[[I Want Love]]". He released a CD in 2004 called ''[[The Futurist (Robert Downey Jr. album)|The Futurist]]'', and while promoting his film ''[[Tropic Thunder]]'', he and his co-stars [[Ben Stiller]] and [[Jack Black]] were back-up singers for "The Pips" to [[Gladys Knight]] singing "[[Midnight Train to Georgia]]" for the [[American Idol season 7|season 7 finale]] of ''[[American Idol]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/to-hell-and-back-with-robert-downey-jr-170229/ |title=To Hell and Back With Robert Downey Jr. |magazine=Rolling Stone |first=Erik |last=Hedegaard |date=August 21, 2008 |access-date=November 29, 2024}}</ref>

Downey's most commercially successful recording venture to date (combining sales and radio airplay) has been his remake of the 1973 [[Joni Mitchell]] Christmas song "[[River (Joni Mitchell song)|River]]", which was included on the ''Ally McBeal'' tie-in album ''Ally McBeal: A Very Ally Christmas'', released in 2000; Downey's character Larry Paul performs the song in the ''Ally McBeal'' episode "Tis the Season".<ref name="RDJRiver">{{YouTube|rbiutiptei0|excerpt from "Tis the Season"}}. Retrieved March 6, 2013.</ref>

===Business===
On June 14, 2010, Downey and his wife Susan opened their own production company called [[Team Downey]]. Their first project was ''[[The Judge (2014 film)|The Judge]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thefilmstage.com/2010/06/15/downey-jr-launches-production-company-lines-up-steve-mcqueens-yucatan/|title=Downey Jr. Launches Production Company, Lines Up Steve Mcqueen Yucatan|work=The Film Stage|access-date=June 14, 2010|date=June 14, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619153033/http://thefilmstage.com/2010/06/15/downey-jr-launches-production-company-lines-up-steve-mcqueens-yucatan/|archive-date=June 19, 2010}}</ref> In 2024, Downey launched a coffee company named Happy with Craig Dubitsky.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/robert-downey-jr-launches-new-happy-coffee-company-exclusive-8552168|title=Robert Downey Jr. Launches a Joyful New Coffee Company: 'I Credit Coffee, in Part, for My Sanity' (Exclusive)|last=Mandell|first=Andrea|date=January 30, 2024|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=February 18, 2024|archive-date=February 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240218120844/https://people.com/robert-downey-jr-launches-new-happy-coffee-company-exclusive-8552168|url-status=live}}</ref>