PrintPizza Face at Dino's Pizzeria
Speaking of pizza in movies, Page Six reports that actor Robert Downey Jr. was at Dino's Pizzeria in Astoria filming a movie:
"He looked disheveled and his skin was in bad condition. He was very unfriendly." He was there filming "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints," Dito Montiel's memoir about going from the mean streets of 1980s Queens to becoming a Calvin Klein underwear model and lead singer of punk band Gutterboy.
We don't know whether Mr. Downey's alleged skin condition was due to increased pizza consumption, but we do know that this is not the first time that acne, pizza, and Robert Downey Jr. have crossed paths. In 2003, the actor starred in The Singing Detective, the film adaptation of Dennis Potter's BBC serial. In it, he played a character whose horrific skin condition caused him to refer to himself as "The Human Pizza."
We googled Dino's pizzeria and came up with a match at 3001 Broadway. Slice was just in that area last Saturday. Too bad we missed Mr. Downey Jr.
Buy Gutterboy records at Amazon.com.
The original BBC series "The Singing Detective" is available on DVD at Amazon.com.
So is the 2003 Robert Downey Jr. version.
DINO'S PIZZERIA
Location: 3001 Broadway, Astoria�NY
Phone: 718-545-4775
[Once again, via The Real Janelle. Thanks!]
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3 Comments:
Interesting. I had a very friendly encounter with Mr. Jr. a couple of years back during the filming of (terrible) Black and White. He was charming, amiable - every other word out of his mouth was "dahling this" or "sweetheart that." Who can resist?
Slice Michelle at 2:00PM on 05/21/04
Indeed. Slice is a fan of Mr. Downey Jr. We loved Weird Science as a kid.
Adam Kuban at 2:10PM on 05/21/04
Me? I was rooting for the drugs to win. Now, instead of rubber-necking while RDJ sped headlong toward disaster, we're forced to endure his second act, this time as a "survivor."
Do they give Oscars for lifetime achievements in assholery? If so, then etch Downey's name on the first "Valenti."
Slice jim-jim at 2:39PM on 05/21/04