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You have to give people something to actually write music so that you're not just running your mouth all the time.

Robert Downey, Jr.

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Robert Downey, Jr.
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: April 4
Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Musician
Screenwriter
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Manhattan borough
New York City
Robert John Downey Jr.
RDJ
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