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I like working all the time. I hate taking breaks. I don't like the weekends.

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Joaquin Phoenix
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: October 28
Activist
Actor
Animal Rights Advocate
Environmentalist
Film Actor
Film Producer
Music Video Director
Rapper
Screenwriter
Singer
San Juan
Puerto Rico
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