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A lot of people think I was an overnight success, but I was an opening act for three or four years, and then I signed my contract with EMI. Then it kind of blew up overnight.

Vanilla Ice

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Vanilla Ice
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: October 31
Actor
Film Actor
Rapper
Real Estate Entrepreneur
Record Producer
Singer
Songwriter
Dallas
Texas
Robert Matthew Van Winkle Rodriguez
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Three
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