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I was brought up by my grandparents. So people go, oh, what was that like? That must have been hard. And you go: No, it wasn't.' It was just completely actually normal because the new norm seems to be whatever you make of it, doesn't it?

James McAvoy

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James McAvoy
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: April 21
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Glasgow
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James Andrew McAvoy
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