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I like to mimic my grandkids. I'm trying to understand the intensity of fixation on a leaf. Kids don't need anything else in their life.

Dustin Hoffman

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Dustin Hoffman
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: August 8
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Dustin Lee Hoffman
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