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I have memories of clouds whisking by while sitting in the pushchair on the roof of my parents' flat. I loved it! I just loved staring at the clouds and dreaming away.

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Benedict Cumberbatch
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: July 19
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Hammersmith
London
Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch
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