Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark (born May 29, 1970, in Manhattan, New York, USA, died October 17, 2023), also known as Iron Man, is the first hero to appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He is the titular protagonist of the Iron Man trilogy and appears in the Avengers saga, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and he will return in Black Widow. He is a genius, billionaire, former playboy, and philanthropist who not only invented the Iron Man Armor but wore the suit himself. He is the co-leader and one of the founding members of the Avengers. He is CEO of Stark Industries, which once sold highly sophisticated weapons systems technologies to the government defense organizations such as S.H.I.E.L.D., who uses them to maintain peace and order, but has pulled his company away from weapons business. Iron Man also shares a friendly rivalry and close friendship with Captain America and has become a mentor and father figure to Spider-Man.