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I still think of Heaven as a liberal-arts school.
Mike White
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Mike White
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 28
Actor
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Television Actor
Television Producer
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Pasadena
California
Michael Christopher White
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I can be really annoying, but I also feel like I'm a nice person.
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From my experience, meditating can bring up the most stressful thoughts.
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I'm not really a director or producer for hire. There's lots of big gigs out there, but I'm not looking to do that. Usually, when I'm directing or producing, I've written it myself. I'm not really trying to get on some big horse that's running through town. I just make my own stuff.
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I don't feel the breath of a thousand people over my shoulder.
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