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Hollywood has its own way of telling stories. I was just telling stories that I was familiar with. And it's what I want to do in the future: I want to take my audio cinema and put it on the screen.

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Ice T
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: February 16
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Tracy Lauren Marrow
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