Robert Downey Jr. Is Getting an Award for Reaching the MTV Generation

The top honor at the MTV Movie Awards will be presented April 12

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He's a movie star who has played other movie stars. Now Robert Downey Jr. will be honored for his work at the upcoming MTV Movie Awards.

Downey will receive the MTV Generation Award, which honors an actor "who has engaged the MTV audience throughout their career." His "Avengers: Age of Ultron" co-stars Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo and Jeremy Renner will present the award at the April 12 show.

"Throughout his career, Robert Downey Jr.

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