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Sadly, my hobby is what I do for work, so I don't go off and go fishing. I go home and veg, and then I go back to work.

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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.
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