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Girls' is a huge show, as far as buzz, and magazine covers, and getting a ton of copy, and awards. And yet I don't think the viewership is huge.

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Mike White
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 28
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Pasadena
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Michael Christopher White
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