The stars of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have always come off as one big happy family. Of course, the person who was arguably at the epicenter of that clan for over a decade was Robert Downey Jr. He always seemed close to his co-stars during his stint as Tony Stark a.k.a. Iron Man. However, it seems that he truly was a "cheerleader" for his colleagues over the years. And despite having left his post at Marvel behind, Downey apparently remains supportive of his friends and that even carried into Chris Evans’ wedding.
Years ago, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige and filmmaker Jon Favreau fought for RDJ to play Stark in the first Iron Man film. And by the sounds of it, the A-lister partially went on to pay that goodwill forward by helping out his co-stars, who've since become his good friends. For instance, as a sign of solidarity and gratitude, Downey Jr. leveraged his contract negotiations for Avengers: Age of Ultron so his co-stars could get higher salaries. During a cover story for Vanity Fair, Feige recalled how the star served as something of a pseudo-mentor to his fellow MCU alums, saying:
