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I was raised with a sense of entrepreneurship - my father owned a roofing business, and I grew up with the idea that you never want someone telling you what you can and cannot do.
Anthony Mackie
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Anthony Mackie
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: September 23
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Film Actor
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Anthony Dwane Mackie
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I went to school and made good grades and went to college. So I was afforded an opportunity through my parents' hard work that most people don't have.
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