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I'll direct any movie starring a monkey or the Olsen Twins. Preferably both.

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Eli Roth
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: April 18
Actor
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Newton
Massachusetts
Eli Raphael Roth
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Monkey
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Twins
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