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Landing the role of Stephen Hawking was the most positively surprising thing that has happened to me.
Benedict Cumberbatch
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Benedict Cumberbatch
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: July 19
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Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch
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I was never geeky about anything.
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It's great for the people who supported me early on to see the success I'm enjoying.
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