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I know if you talk faster and use more ten-dollar words than everyone around you, you convince half of them that they should shut up because you know what you're talking about.

Robert Downey, Jr.

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Robert Downey, Jr.
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: April 4
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Manhattan borough
New York City
Robert John Downey Jr.
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