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50 years: here's a time when you have to separate yourself from what other people expect of you, and do what you love. Because if you find yourself 50 years old and you aren't doing what you love, then what's the point?

Jim Carrey

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Jim Carrey
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: January 17
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