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I grew up around the theatre. My mother is an actress. I would fall asleep on tons of theatre chairs. It's in my blood it's in my spirit and my fabric of who I am.

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Alicia Keys
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: January 24
Actor
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Poet
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Record Producer
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Harlem
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Alicia J. Augello Cook
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