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I've always felt you unearth story, like you're on an archeological dig.

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Andrew Stanton
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: December 3
Actor
Animator
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Voice Actor
Rockport
Massachusetts
Andrew Christopher Stanton Jr.
Always
Like
Unearth
Story
Felt
Stories

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