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Instead of becoming an engineer like my brother, I moved to New York to be an actor.
Anthony Mackie
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Anthony Mackie
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: September 23
Actor
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
New Orleans
Louisiana
Anthony Dwane Mackie
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