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Every time I think about writing, comedy doesn't interest me in the slightest. I can play comedy, but I don't think in terms of comic dialogue.

Jim Parsons

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Jim Parsons
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: March 24
Actor
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
James Joseph Parsons
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