Robert Downey Jr. Juggled Oscars Weekend with His Kids’ Ball Games: ‘Both Starting Pitchers’ (Exclusive)

Robert Downey Jr. Oscars People Magazine Cover.Photo:A.M.P.A.S./Matt Sayles/courtesy of the Academy; Arturo Holmes/Getty A.M.P.A.S./Matt Sayles/courtesy of the Academy; Arturo Holmes/Getty The day before the 2024 Oscars,Robert Downey Jr.was faced with making a major decision. Not about who to thank in another potential acceptance speech — he’d already delivered several with humor and self-deprecation as he swept the awards circuit for his portrayal of scheming bureaucrat Lewis Strauss inOppenheimer. No, Downey, 58, and his wife of 18 years, Susan, 50, “had to make the real high-level executive call,” he says: Which parent would accompany son Exton, 12, to Little League, and which would cheer on daughter Avri, 9, at her softball game?

Robert Downey Jr. Stops 'Everything' for Family Dinner, 'Loves to Jam’ on Instruments with His Kids (Exclusive)

Robert Downey Jr. at the 39th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival in February.Photo:Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty In the new issue of PEOPLE, Downey, 58, and Susan, 50 — who are also producing partners with their own company, Team Downey — give a glimpse into the happy home life they’ve created after meeting on the set of the 2003 thrillerGothikaand welcoming their children. At home, Downey brings the same devilishly funny energy he’s displayed throughout awards season as he swept the circuit.

Robert Downey Jr. Thanks His 'Veterinarian, I Mean Wife' Susan in Oscars Speech: 'You Loved Me Back to Life'

Robert Downey Jr.is an Oscar winner — but he’d be nothing without his wifeSusan! The star won Best Supporting Actor at the 2024Oscarson Sunday for his role inOppenheimer. With the win, Downey Jr. beat outAmerican Fiction’sSterling K. Brown,Killers of the Flower Moon’sRobert De Niro,Barbie’sRyan GoslingandPoor Things’Mark Ruffalo. He then joked, “I’d like to thank my veterinarian — I meant wife — Susan Downey over there. She found me, a snarling rescue pet, and loved me back to life.

Robert Downey Jr.! Cameron Diaz! See All the Stars Who Attended Rob Lowe's Milestone 60th Birthday Party

Rob Lowe celebrates his 60th birthday.Photo:BACKGRID BACKGRID The stars aligned to celebrateRob Lowe! The actor marked his milestone 60th birthday with an A-list party in Santa Barbara, California, on Saturday night. Among those in attendance at the event includedRobert Downey Jr.— fresh off hisOscars win—Zoe Saldaña,Amy Poehler,Kevin CostnerandJennifer Aniston, plusGwyneth Paltrow, who attended with husbandBrad Falchuck. Lowe’s wife,Sheryl Berkoff, and their two sons,John OwenandMathew, also partied it up with the actor and his famous friends over the weekend.

Robert Downey Jr.'s Wife Susan Shares the '2-Week Rule' That Keeps Their 18-Year Marriage Strong (Exclusive)

Robert Downey Jr.and his wifeSusannever keep the family apart for more than 14 days at a time.“We do have a two-week rule, which often feels too long, but we don’t go more than two weeks without seeing each other and the family being together,” Susan says in the new issue of PEOPLE, which highlightsthe actor’s Oscar win forOppenheimer.Adds Susan, who shares son Exton, 12, and daughter Avri, 9, with her husband of 18 years, “Fortunately, we prefer to be a traveling circus when we can be.