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The idea of family is really one of the only things we can all say we have and we can't run away from. Whether you like your family or not. Whether it's complicated or not, there's something - call it spiritual, call it existential, whatever - that's in you.

John Krasinski

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John Krasinski
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: October 20
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