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The automotive corporations, including Ford, I think are in the business of trying to make cars that people will drive.
Greg Kinnear
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Greg Kinnear
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: June 17
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Gregory Greg Kinnear
Gregory Buck Kinnear
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