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All I've ever wanted to do was be a great dad, and yet there's no stopping this existential mirror that's held up to yourself when you're about to have a kid.
John Krasinski
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John Krasinski
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: October 20
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John Burke Krasinski
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