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I like change. I've never really had much consistency in my life, you know, from everyday work to my living situation to whether or not I'm going to be in L.A. The one constant thing in my life is my friends and family, which is all I need

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Christopher Bollen
Age: 48
Born: 1975
Born: November 26
Journalist
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Cincinnati
Ohio
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