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It's a little bit about how I felt about Hail, Caesar! and now Star Wars. I could not have predicted those things happening to me. But I'm just happy they come along.

Alden Ehrenreich

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Alden Ehrenreich
Age: 35
Born: 1989
Born: November 22
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Alden Caleb Ehrenreich
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