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Everybody makes their own fun. If you don't make it yourself, it isn't fun. It's entertainment.

David Mamet

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