No stranger to jails, Downey was sentenced to three years in Corcoran State Prison in Corcoran, Calif., on drug and probation violation charges in August 1999. But Downey's luck changed when a judge freed him just three months ago on $5,000 bail. Once out, he kicked off his Hollywood comeback by signing on for a 10 episode stint on Fox's ''Ally McBeal'' (the fourth show airs Monday at 9 p.m.), as lawyer Larry Paul, Ally's (Calista Flockhart) new love interest. It's not clear whether Downey will return to the ''Ally'' set. On the big screen, Downey, a former Oscar nominee, is currently in Paramount's rerelease of the Curtis Hanson drama ''Wonder Boys,'' for which he is considered a contender for this year's Best Supporting Actor award.
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