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The Zionist Tulsa Jew who's pugnacious is a reality. I grew up around it. And I think it's really, really funny and surprising and unlikely.

Edward Norton

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Edward Norton
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: August 18
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Edward Harrison Norton
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