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With all the movies I've done, I still get recognized from my episode of 'Law & Order' more than anything else. It never fails.

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Anthony Mackie
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: September 23
Actor
Film Actor
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New Orleans
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Anthony Dwane Mackie
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