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Action comedy, if you can get it right, it is, for me, a particularly brilliant genre. It really is.

Jason Statham

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Jason Statham
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: July 26
Actor
Competitive Diver
Film Actor
Film Producer
Karateka
Kickboxer
Martial Artist
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