Oct 16, 2024 · Robert Downey Jr has been friends with Sting and his wife Trudie Styler for many years. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/FilmMagic). Picture: Getty. During a 2016 interview with Howard Stern on SiriusXM, Robert Downey Jr revealed his first interaction with Sting was a slightly awkward one:

An unpleasant but unforgettable encounter was the beginning of Sting and Downey Jr.’s friendship, which has lasted for more than thirty years. In a 2016 interview with Howard Stern on SiriusXM, Robert Downey Jr. recalled how he first met the musician when he was in his mid-20s.

May 10, 2020 · Many years ago, Robert Downey Jr. recorded his own demo album and gave it to Sting. More than two decades later, the two wound up performing together on stag...

May 4, 2016 · Robert Downey Jr. returned to the studio on Wednesday to promote his upcoming film, “Captain America: Civil War,” opening Thursday, and delivered a candid, honest, and fascinating interview. Check out some highlights from Robert’s chat with Howard below.

May 4, 2016 · Robert Downey Jr. has been a frequent guest on The Howard Stern Show and stopped by again on Wednesday, this time to promote his latest Marvel movie, Captain America: Civil War. During the wide-ranging interview, Downey dished on the time he performed with legendary English singer Sting.

Jan 13, 2025 · Trudy Styler, Sting’s wife and a fan of Less Than Zero, recognized Robert Downey Jr. “How kind of you to have come,” she said as she greeted the young actor. Sting and Trudy didn’t bring it up until 25 years later, when they told Downey they had found the tape and asked if he wanted it back.

Robert Downey Jr. and director Christopher Nolan share a spontaneous spoken word performance of Sting's 1985 chart-topper, Russians. You read that right.See ...

Downey described Sting as “practically perfect” in his artistry. During a 2016 interview with Howard Stern, Downey recalled how Sting once joked that Downey’s rendition of “Driven to Tears” from The Police’s Zenyatta Mondatta album had “ruined” the song for …

Feb 6, 2017 · In 2011, Robert Downey, Jr. and Sting wowed with their performance of The Police’s 1980 hit “Driven To Tears” in celebration of Sting’s 60th birthday, but that wasn’t the first time these two shared a mic – and we hope it’s not the last!

Robert Downey Jr. performs at Sting's 60th birthday bash at Beacon Theatre in New York, 2011.