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Actor Robert Downey Jr honoured late Marvel legend Stan Lee while accepting Male Movie Star trophy at this year’s People’s Choice Awards.
While accepting the honour, he kept his speech short, but made sure to heap praise on the man who co-created Iron Man/Tony Stark, among other classic Marvel superheroes, reports dailymail.co.uk.
“Well look, I just got to come up here and open the show so I’ll just say thank you Disney, thank you Marvel, thank you Russo brothers,” the actor said.
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“And most of all, to the late, great Stan Lee, this is for you, buddy,” added the actor, who bid adieu to his superhero avatar with “Avengers: Endgame” this year.
The award ceremony took on Sunday in Santa Monica here.