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We are adjusters. We empathize, we change rhythm and above all we listen to our fellow actors-if they're good actors.
Ben Kingsley
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Ben Kingsley
Age: 80
Born: 1943
Born: December 31
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North Yorkshire
Krishna Pandit Bhanji
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