Robert Downey Jr. Dressed Like a Tiger to a Invite 7-Year-Old Cystic Fibrosis Patient to the Captain America: Civil War Premier
For a guy who’s known worldwide for portraying a  genius billionaire playboy philanthropist , you’ve got to hand it to Robert Downey Junior—he sure seems to relish being Iron Man. And who can blame him? Especially when he gets to play real life hero to kids like Daniel, a seven year old who—Like Iron Man’s alter-ego Tony Stark—has a heart condition that sets him apart from his peers. 

In a recent instagram post , Daniel’s mother explained that her son, who has a port in his chest due to his cystic fibrosis, was feeling down after an inconsiderate classmate told Daniel that “all children with cf die” (in fact, according to the Mayo Clinic , those diagnosed with cystic fibrosis can, and often do, live well into their 40s and 50s). To cheer him up, Daniel’s mom hoped Robert Downey Jr. might simply offer a few words of encouragement, since Daniel has long compared his chest port to Iron Man’s chest-mounted arc reactor . 

As luck would have it, Downey saw Daniel’s mother’s plea, and upped the ante , offering not only some emotional uplift, but extending a personal invitation for Daniel to join him at the May 6th  premier of the (virtually guaranteed to be a blockbuster mega-hit) Captain America: Civil War … all while dressed in a Tigger the tiger costume. 

Suffice it to say, getting an invite from his favorite actor to the premier of one of the coming year’s biggest superhero films was enough to put Daniel in a significantly better mood, as captured by his mother ( click through for video):

Just goes to show that sometimes you don’t need a high-tech suit of armor to make a kid’s day; Real heroes wear fluffy tiger costumes, instead. 

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October 29, 2015 at 12:59PM
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