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My mom, she's from Ireland, coached tennis in Nigeria when she was a missionary and turned me on to it when I was young.

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Donal Logue
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: February 27
Actor
Association Football Player
Film Actor
Film Director
Screenwriter
Television Actor
Writer
Ottawa (Ontario)
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