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On a purely personal level, it's very strange, because as a kid, Superman informed my personality. Now I've been given the job of forming Superman's personality and, in some ways, drawing on my own background.
J. Michael Straczynski
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J. Michael Straczynski
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: July 17
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