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I didn't grow up with my dad, so it was always very funny to me, and always has been, what an important part DNA plays in one's life.

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Kiefer Sutherland
Age: 57
Born: 1966
Born: December 21
Actor
Film Actor
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Stage Actor
Television Actor
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Saint Mary's Hospital
London
Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland
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