All about Robert Downey Jr’s ex-wife Deborah Falconer

Known from movies

The Doors (1991)
as John Densmore’s girlfriend

Shortcuts (1993)
as Barbara

This Girl’s Life (2003)
as soundtrack

Mercy (2000)
as soundtrack



Deborah Lynn ‘Debbie’ Falconer is an American singer, songwriter and actress, perhaps best known as the ex-wife of actor Robert Downey Jr. She began her fame as a model but did not find real recognition until she married Downey in 1992. She acted in several pre-marriage films and kept a low profile in the music industry until recently. It wasn’t until the time she released her third album that Deborah gained popularity. Here is every detail known and recorded about Deborah Falconer.

Early life and family

Deborah was born in Sacramento, California, USA on August 13, 1965 and will turn 55 later this year. Not much is known about her parents except their names are Hank Falconer and Laura Williams.

She has two younger brothers, Jeffery C. and Malcolm Paris Falconer, the youngest of whom was born a year before her oldest child. From a young age, Deborah had an interest in acting and singing, but claimed her first success as an Elite model.

Educational background

After graduating from high school, it is unknown whether Deborah completed any tertiary education programs.

She completed her high school education between Clayton Valley High School and Fairfield High School.

Career

Her career as a model started at a young age, but there are still few records about it. Before emerging as an actress in 1988, Deborah worked as a nightclub hostess.

After her role as Wendy in “The Wrong Guys,” Deborah played three more roles in 1991, including “The Doors” portraying John Densmore’s girlfriend as herself, “Brotherhood of the Gun” as Alison McBride, and Rivkah in the comedy ‘Pyrate’.

In 1993, she had two more roles, as Chloe in ‘Mr. Bluesman” and Barbara in “Short Cuts”, and in 1995 she starred in the television series “Howard Stern” in two consecutive episodes, airing September 6 and 7.

After her latter role, she did not star in another film, instead pursuing a career as a singer/songwriter. Her first album was titled ‘Untangle‘, but due to poor performance, it has since been removed from the record producer’s list.

Her second album, ‘Brave Like Me’ was released on July 22, 2003 and was more successful than her first effort. Her latest album, titled ‘Lift Your Gaze’, was released in 2018 on October 18.

In addition to her albums, Deborah has also performed soundtracks for a number of movies, the first in 1997 the songs ‘Show of Hands’ and ‘Keep On’ for the movie ‘Sparkler’. In the 2000 movie “Mercy,” she performed “My Friend,” “Come To California,” and “Move Me,” and three years later, her song “Come To California” was featured again in the movie “This Girl’s Life.” ‘.

Hobbies, favorite things and interesting facts

It is known that Deborah loves pets and has a cat, which she adores. She is known to support charities that help animals, just like a regular philanthropist. She supports the Democratic Parties and openly supported Barack Obama’s campaign during his election.

Deborah has a prosthetic eye, but how she sustained the injury that led to her eye being removed is not widely known, just one of many secrets she keeps.

Relationships

She received the most attention during her career when she played with Robert Downey Jr. was married. They started dating in April 1992, and their romance lasted only 42 days before they decided to say yes. Their wedding took place in a private ceremony on May 29, 1992. On September 7 of the following year, the only child of their relationship was born – Indio Falconer Downey is also Robert’s eldest child and lives with his mother. A year later, they starred together in the same movie ‘Short Cuts’.

The couple’s marriage lasted until 2001 when they separated. Initially it was Deborah who decided it was time to end the relationship and filed for divorce.

stating that her reason was Robert’s persistent drug abuse and constant visits to rehab facilities. The divorce was finalized in 2004, after nine years of marriage and three years of separation. Despite the divorce, Deborah and Robert have a friendly relationship and have not ended the marriage with bad blood between them. Robert has since married Susan Levine, but Deborah apparently hasn’t dated anyone since, and she’s not known to have dated anyone since then.

Physical Characteristics

• Date of birth: August 13, 1965
• Lion
• Eye color: blue
• Hair color: dark brown
• Height: 5ft 9ins (1.75m)
• Weight: 69 kg
• Nationality: American
• Race: Caucasian

Net value

Deborah Falconer’s wealth is largely contributed by her career as a model, actress and singer, presumably plus the settlement of her divorce, and is estimated to be a whopping $1.5 million.

Facts

#	Fact
1	Her son’s godfather is Anthony Michael Hall.
2	Has a son with Robert Downey Jr. named Indio Falconer Downey [b. 7 September 1993].
3	Released her debut album entitled ‘Brave Like Me’ on July 22, 2003. It was released on the Los Angeles-based singer’s own label, Ravish Records.
4	Former Elite model.

Pictures

Movies

Actress

Title	Year	Status	Character
Shorter way	1993		Barbara
Mr. Bluesman	1993		Chloe
Brotherhood of the gun	1991	TV movie	Allison McBride
Pyrates	1991		Rivka
The doors	1991		John Densmore’s girlfriend (as Debbie Falconer)
The wrong guys	1988		Wendy

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status	Character
This girl’s life	2003	“Come to California” / Writer: “Come to California”
Grace	2000	artist: “My Friend”, “Come to California”, “Move Me” / writer: “My Friend”, “Come to California”, “Move Me”
Asterisk	1997	artist: “Show of Hands”, “Keep On” / writer: “Show of Hands”, “Keep On”

Yourself

Title	Year	Status	Character
Howard Stern	1995	TV serials	herself
The last party	1993	Documentary	Herself – Wife of Robert Downey Jr.

Awards

Awards won

Year	Price	Ceremony	Presentation	Movie
1994	Special price	Golden Globes, USA		Shortcuts (1993)

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia