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I'm a Tulsa Jew and I have a religious upbringing.

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Edward Norton
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: August 18
Actor
Character Actor
Environmentalist
Film Actor
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Edward Harrison Norton
Tulsa
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I don't have anything to prove to anybody, which is a lovely place to be.
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I like to get into a lot of things besides movies. I've been very involved with a few specific efforts. We built this park in New York and it's been a very successful project... I worked on a conservation project in East Africa... Too much of this type of stuff can get you wrapped up in your own work and I love it.
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