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If I get the opportunity to be an actor and do some cool, fun and interesting projects, I'm going to do that.

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Anthony Mackie
Age: 45
Born: 1978
Born: September 23
Actor
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
New Orleans
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Anthony Dwane Mackie
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I enjoy where I am and I don't have a problem with being Steve Buscemi, Stanley Tucci, Don Cheadle, or Jeffrey Wright. They're not the lead of every movie they're in, but every time you see them they're really good.
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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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