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Remember that just because you hit bottom doesn't mean you have to stay there.
Robert Downey, Jr.
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Robert Downey, Jr.
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: April 4
Actor
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Musician
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Manhattan borough
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Robert John Downey Jr.
RDJ
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