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There are short parts that I as an actor am very right for. Or I just like the part. Or you need someone like me for the movie. By that I don't mean at the box office, I mean in the execution of the material.
Jack Nicholson
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Jack Nicholson
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: April 22
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