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I take every role seriously. Personally, I never look at any role as Michael White. I've done that my entire life.

Michael Jai White

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Michael Jai White
Age: 56
Born: 1967
Born: November 10
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Michael Richard Jai White
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I have a nineteen-month old daughter. I totally don't mind devoting time to her. When you have a kid, it's hard to go out to the movies. I really don't know what's going on with comic book movies.
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I love the '70s. I think the '70s had the best music and the best movies.
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I was pretty much a child of Monty Python. I grew up loving that type of humor and even structured a lot of humor in the same fashion.
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