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I grew up in a secular suburban Jewish household where we only observed the religion on very specific times like a funeral or a Bar Mitzvah.

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Jesse Eisenberg
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: October 5
Actor
Film Actor
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Queens
New York
Jesse Adam Eisenberg
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I grew up in an apolitical household. I never left the country. When I became an adult, I started traveling and became interested in politics, and I probably talked about things in a silly, ignorant way.
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I grew up in Queens and New Jersey. I started doing children's theater when I was seven to get out of school because I didn't fit in.
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Acting is a weird profession. It's very disquieting, and at the time it just made me so confused. It's only when you step away from a movie for several weeks or months that you start to put things in perspective.
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I have one female fan. But she lives with me. I'm not aware of any others.
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I feel equal parts lucky and scared anytime I get a job.
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