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My recovery is the single greatest accomplishment of my life. Without that, the rest of my life would have fallen apart.

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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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