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With the mega-fame came the mega-downfall - you know, with the press and everything - and at a young age, it was very stressful to me.

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Vanilla Ice
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: October 31
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Dallas
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Robert Matthew Van Winkle Rodriguez
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