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You have to do bad things in order to become a hero. You have to make sacrifices.

John Barrowman

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John Barrowman
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 11
Actor
Dancer
Film Actor
Novelist
Singer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Television Presenter
Television Producer
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Glasgow
Scotland
John Scot Barrowman
Hero
Sacrifice
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Become
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Sacrifices

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