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I moved to New York to go to Julliard Drama School. Didn't sing a single note of music.
Mandy Patinkin
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Mandy Patinkin
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: November 30
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Mandel Bruce Patinkin
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Comparison leads to violence.
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