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From the time I started school, it was clear to everyone that I wasn't learning at the same pace as other kids.
Carre Otis
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Carre Otis
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: September 28
Film Actor
Model
San Francisco County
California
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I've found that balance is key. I'm no longer an extremist in any one direction.
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I had dropped out of school and was a runaway, so I didn't have family to fall back on if I didn't work. I didn't have a lot of other options of making money other than modeling.
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