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When I was a teenager, if anyone recognized me for anything I did, it would ruin my day. I couldn't handle it. It was some sort of neurotic phobia. I guess I was paranoid that people would treat me differently, or in an unfair way, because of my job.

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: February 17
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