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I think a lot of people, if they get the opportunity to do some acting, they think, 'I might be a star.'

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: April 16
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Basketball Coach
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New York City
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Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor
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