{"id":27568,"date":"2013-05-20T10:45:39","date_gmt":"2013-05-20T10:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/2013\/05\/20\/rdjnews-robert-downey-jr-surprises-kids-at\/"},"modified":"2015-02-21T05:34:09","modified_gmt":"2015-02-21T05:34:09","slug":"rdjnews-robert-downey-jr-surprises-kids-at","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/2013\/05\/20\/rdjnews-robert-downey-jr-surprises-kids-at\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-27568 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/2013\/05\/20\/rdjnews-robert-downey-jr-surprises-kids-at\/attachment\/27569\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/files\/2013\/05\/tumblr_mm1onlJdez1r2f1rjo1_1280-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/2013\/05\/20\/rdjnews-robert-downey-jr-surprises-kids-at\/attachment\/27570\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/files\/2013\/05\/tumblr_mm1onlJdez1r2f1rjo2_1280-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/rdjnews.tumblr.com\/post\/49225250177\/robert-downey-jr-surprises-kids-at-an-iron-man-3\">rdjnews<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Robert Downey Jr. surprises kids at an\u00a0<em>Iron Man 3<\/em> screening<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cActor Robert Downey Jr.\u00a0played the hero Monday night, making an unannounced cameo at a special screening of \u201cIron Man 3,\u201d co-hosted by Disney and the Daily News to honor teens from the Police Athletic League who volunteered to clean up Hurricane Sandy-ravaged areas around the city.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>When his name was announced the 39 honored teens &#8211; as well as the several hundred fellow PAL members and family who thronged the gargantuan theater in Manhattan\u2019s E-walk multiplex \u2014 the cheers and squeals were defeaning from the shocked crowd.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m from New York and Tony Stark\u2019s from New York, so I guess that means Iron Man\u2019s from New York,\u201d the actor, looking like a rock star in a white tuxedo jacket, sunglasses and silver sneakers, told the crowd.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Downey had wanted to keep the visit a secret \u2014 to see the look of surprise on the kids\u2019 faces.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m just out of words,\u201d said Corey Fitchett, 18, one of the real-life heroes being honored, after the screening. \u201cIt definitely shows he cares about volunteers and the community.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This bit of PR clearly meant a little more to Downey.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cOf course,\u201d he said, \u201cit\u2019s my hometown.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cEverywhere we drive, I have a memory of playing Frisbee in front of that office building or trying to sneak into the back door of a \u2018Rocky Horror Picture Show\u2019 midnight showing, because I knew someone who was working concessions,\u201d he added.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/entertainment\/tv-movies\/iron-man-3-downey-surprises-kids-screening-article-1.1330686\">read the whole article<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>(Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/entertainment\/tv-movies\/iron-man-3-downey-surprises-kids-screening-article-1.1330686?localLinksEnabled=false&amp;utm_source=twitterfeed&amp;utm_medium=twitter\">NY Daily News<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>rdjnews: Robert Downey Jr. surprises kids at an\u00a0Iron Man 3 screening \u201cActor Robert Downey Jr.\u00a0played the hero Monday night, making an unannounced cameo at a special screening of \u201cIron Man 3,\u201d co-hosted by Disney and the Daily News to honor teens from the Police Athletic League who volunteered to clean up Hurricane Sandy-ravaged areas around &hellip; 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