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Acting is the only medium were people think they can just stand up and do it because they can say lines, but that is not so much the case. You have to study styles and techniques.
Anthony Mackie
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Anthony Mackie
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: September 23
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New Orleans
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Anthony Dwane Mackie
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