Robert Downey Jr.-- Coolest Dude In Hollywood.

So after watching the absolutely hilarious film Tropic Thunder, and then re-watching the head-exploding ferocity that is Iron Man, I came to the conclusion that Robert Downey Jr. is officially my favorite person in Hollywood right now. Wanna know why? Huh? Wanna know why?!

'Cause he's freaking Robert Downey Jr. That's why.

But, for argument's sake, I've compiled a list of reasons why RDJ (hee, that's what bloggers call him) is officially to coolest dude in Hollywood.

1.) Dude, he's Iron Man. The guy was born to play Tony Stark, it's as simple as that. And anytime you can take a hardcore DC fan like myself and make her cross over to Marvel, you've done a damn good job.

2.) The guy has worked hard to come back into the mainstream. Yeah, he was a drug-addict. Yeah, he got arrested for possesion of crack and heroin. Yeah, he's been to rehab more times that Cher's been to the plastic surgeon. But you've got to admit, the man has worked his ass off to get back to where he fell from in the 80's. And all that hard work has paid off tremendously.

3.) He has great acting chops. If you look even back in the 80's when he first started out as a Brat-Packer, you can see that RDJ has huge potential. His character in Less Than Zero will break your heart, and make you hate him at the same time. Good stuff. Now he's playing everything from a superhero to a black guy to Sherlock Holmes. Simply amazing.

4.) There's talk that he's being nominated for a best actor Oscar for his role in Tropic Thunder. Yes, you heard right. Tropic Thunder. Anytime someone can star in a potty-mouthed, Ben Stiller-helmed, raunchy comedy and be nominated for an Oscar you know that they're damn good.

5.) Chaplin. That's all I have to say. Go rent this film. Absolute brilliance.

6.) Okay, this one is just for me-- the man is fantastic looking. To me, at least. They're nothing sexier than a gut who still has that bad-boy air about him without actually being a drug-addict. Sorry, I just had to throw that one in there for myself.

So there you go. Six reasons why I think Robert Downey Jr. is officially the coolest guy in Hollywood right now. I really hope to see him in more stuff soon. And I'm so looking forward to The Soloist, coming out in March 2009, and the Guy Ritchie-helmed Sherlock Holmes film. RDJ, you'll always have our hearts!