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I mean, I didn't ever watch 'Gilligan's Island' and think, 'Those people are actors.' I lived in West Virginia. Hollywood just felt like this total other universe.

Jennifer Garner

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Jennifer Garner
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: April 17
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