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I think I probably hoped for it a little bit, but I'm not an optimist. I'm a realist... or maybe even a pessimist.

Clay Aiken

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Clay Aiken
Age: 45
Born: 1978
Born: November 30
Actor
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Singer-Songwriter
Raleigh
North Carolina
Clayton Holmes Aiken
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