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The loss of anonymity is something that nobody can prepare you for. When it happened, I recognized that I'd lost one of the most valuable things in life. To this day, I'm not all that happy about it

Harrison Ford

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Harrison Ford
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: July 13
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