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There are some parents who have really done it right and told their kid, 'You know, we have this dough, none of this is for you. You have to get your own.
Robert Downey, Jr.
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Robert Downey, Jr.
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: April 4
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Robert John Downey Jr.
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