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All I wanted to do was ride skateboards - I wanted to be a professional skateboarder. But I had this problem. I kept breaking half of my body skateboarding.

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Travis Barker
Age: 48
Born: 1975
Born: November 14
Actor
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Drummer
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Travis Landon Barker
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