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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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Jesse Eisenberg
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: October 5
Actor
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Queens
New York
Jesse Adam Eisenberg
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