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It's a combination of life being unpredictable, and you being super dumb.

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Aaron Sorkin
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: June 9
Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Playwright
Scenographer
Screenwriter
Showrunner
Television Producer
Writer
New York City
New York
Aaron Benjamin Sorkin
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