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Perhaps I'm particularly serious, because I'm not unaware of the potential absurdity of what I'm doing.

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Daniel Day-Lewis
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: April 29
Actor
Artist
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
London
England
Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis
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