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I see myself as a character actor, and I've always been drawn to playing characters that are different from myself because acting is escapism for me. I've never been that comfortable playing people that are like me.

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Alessandro Nivola
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: June 28
Actor
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Boston
Massachusetts
Alessandro Antine Nivola
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