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A lot of people want to see this idealized version of heroism, all pretty and perfect, and I'm not interested in playing the goody-goody hero at all.

Matthew Fox

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Matthew Fox
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: July 14
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Abington Township
Montgomery County
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Matthew Chandler Fox
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