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My father was a lorry driver, very rarely at home. The house was run by my mother, and because there were 10 or so kids, there was no time for individual attention. It was about survival. It was about where the next meal was coming from.

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Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: August 22
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