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Frankfurt, discussing a stuntman: He missed being killed in that shot be literally half an inch.
Guillermo del Toro
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Guillermo del Toro
Age: 59
Born: 1964
Born: October 9
Film Actor
Film Director
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Guadalajara
México
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