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De Niro was a hero of mine. And Sean Penn. But I've realized I can't operate at that level of intensity. That's okay for movies. On TV, when you live with horror day in and day out, you have to protect yourself.

Christopher Meloni

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Christopher Meloni
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: April 2
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Christopher Peter Meloni
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