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Isn't television glamourous?

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Adam Savage
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: July 15
Actor
Artist
Engineer
Film Actor
Film Producer
Industrial Designer
Sculptor
Teacher
Television Presenter
New York City
New York
Adam Whitney Savage
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Television

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