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You can't always relate to the big action things, but you can relate to small moments.

J. Michael Straczynski

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J. Michael Straczynski
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: July 17
Actor
Film Director
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Journalist
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Science Fiction Writer
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Paterson
New Jersey
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