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I was the dork in high school who sang musical numbers up and down the hallways.

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Amy Adams
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: August 20
Actor
Actress
Dancer
Film Actor
Singer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Amy Lou Adams
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Hallways
Sang
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High

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