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I'm an obsessive hiker and I do it every day for two hours and it really helps me when it comes to learning songs or scripts.

Mandy Patinkin

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Mandy Patinkin
Age: 71
Born: 1952
Born: November 30
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Mandel Bruce Patinkin
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