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I mean, I always think when you're an actor you have to be the guy running into the burning building rather than running out of it, if you want to make some noise as an actor.

Dylan McDermott

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Dylan McDermott
Age: 62
Born: 1961
Born: October 26
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Mark McDermott
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My past is not pleasant I grew up in a very tough town, Waterbury, Connecticut. I grew up in New York, too, but Waterbury was tougher.
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