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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
Actor
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Film Actor
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Stage Actor
Television Actor
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Dayton
Ohio
Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez
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