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I don't usually eat breakfast. I prefer to be asleep during the hours that it is served.
John Grisham
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John Grisham
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: February 8
Actor
Film Producer
Lawyer
Missionary
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Politician
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Television Producer
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Jonesboro
Arkansas
John Ray Grisham
Jr.
John Ray Grisham Jr
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Breakfast
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