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Played tennis for years. But you can't improve at tennis after you're 50. You get to be in your 40s, and suddenly you're a doubles player.

Jack Nicholson

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Jack Nicholson
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: April 22
Actor
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John Joseph Nicholson
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