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I'm a little sheepish about it. Whenever I meet fans and they're like, 'Oh, you're so sexy,' I just don't get that. There's no way one man can be universally sexy.

Idris Elba

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Idris Elba
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: September 6
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