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Fifteen years before I became a screen actor, I was in the theatre. A lot of my work was comedy, which I loved doing. It's harder.
Ben Kingsley
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Ben Kingsley
Age: 80
Born: 1943
Born: December 31
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Snainton
North Yorkshire
Krishna Pandit Bhanji
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