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There's certainly a huge element of luck in me ending up where I've ended up.

Clive Owen

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Clive Owen
Age: 59
Born: 1964
Born: October 3
Actor
Film Actor
Screenwriter
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Coventry
England
UK
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