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When I first started out in Houston, it was theater or bust. And I loved it. I still love it. And then I went to undergraduate and graduate school for acting.

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