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My dad read The Hobbit to me originally when I was young. So, it was the first imaginary landscape I ever had in my head from the written word. It gave me a passion for reading, thanks to my dad's performance of the book.
Benedict Cumberbatch
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Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: July 19
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Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch
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