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I thought that the grounded-ish nature of the first Iron Man and where I think the success of it was based was I think people got excited that this was a technologically possible occurrence and didn't Obama order an Iron Man?
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Robert Downey, Jr.
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: April 4
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