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Imagine trying to relive your worst break-up, your worst fight, the most painful death of a loved one, and just really relive it step by step, and bring it up and apply it to the scene you're in.

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Eli Roth
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: April 18
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Newton
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Eli Raphael Roth
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Believe it or not, but I was a camp councilor for three years. I love kids.
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Much of my youth was spent in the parking lot or inside a Dunkin' Donuts.
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