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We were shooting this movie called Hardball, with Keanu Reeves. We shot in the city, and I just remember I couldn't really do too much. At 13 or 14, you couldn't go out to any nightlife.

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Michael B. Jordan
Age: 37
Born: 1987
Born: February 23
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