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I am not the president instead, I hold an even higher office, that of citizen of the United States.
Martin Sheen
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Martin Sheen
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: August 3
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Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez
Ramon Gerardo Antonio Estevez
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