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I wasn't playing Nixon's satirical stick figure. I was playing Nixon the man. As an actor, I felt I had to get to the deeply flawed humanity of the guy.
Harry Shearer
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Harry Shearer
Age: 80
Born: 1943
Born: December 23
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