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[John] Hughes was well aware that to ignore the seriousness of young people is to encourage things like Columbine, so you might want to listen. And we were all pretty serious, a little bit, in high school. Some a little more than others.

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Judd Nelson
Age: 64
Born: 1959
Born: November 28
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You know who was wonderful to work with? Was Paul Gleason, may he rest in peace.
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As a kid, I had a crush on Sophia Loren and Raquel Welch.
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