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I'm a big fan of the young 1950s Elvis when he would just go onstage and control the whole environment.

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Bruno Mars
Age: 38
Born: 1985
Born: October 8
Choreographer
Composer
Dancer
Multi-Instrumentalist
Music Video Director
Record Producer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Voice Actor
Honolulu
Hawaii
Peter Gene Hernandez
Peter Hernandez
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