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We are both busy people, so let's cut the small talk.

David Mitchell

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David Mitchell
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 12
Actor
Composer
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Science Fiction Writer
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Clarkfield
Minnesota
David Stephen Mitchell
David Henry Mitchell
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Go to hell, Willy, our souls eat poetry, but one has seven deadly sins to feed!
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