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Oscar-Worthy Comebacks

Some celebs are best after years of fermenting

By Ambreen Ali,  Newser User

Posted Dec 30, 2008 9:00 PM CST

(Newser) – Some stars combust and others fizzle, but a few are reborn. Metromix honors the second wave:

  • The Wrestler was made for Mickey Rourke, the "one-time '80s sex symbol" turned professional boxer.
  • Drug habits wrote off Robert Downey Jr. until the Iron Man returned
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