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You know, I am kind of a bi-polarish schitzerphrenic. I run the gamut of being incredibly shy and withdrawn to being a crazy-eccentric exhibitionist. And I have always been like that.

John Leguizamo

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John Leguizamo
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: July 22
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John Alberto Leguizamo
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