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I'm woefully one-track-minded.
Daniel Day-Lewis
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Daniel Day-Lewis
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: April 29
Actor
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Film Actor
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Television Actor
London
England
Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis
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