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I've been alienating my public since I was 20 years old.

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David Mamet
Age: 76
Born: 1947
Born: November 30
Actor
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Film Director
Film Producer
Novelist
Playwright
Poet
Screenwriter
Television Producer
Theatrical Director
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Chicago
Illinois
David Alen Mamet
David Alan Mamet
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