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I'm a smart enough person to know that I don't want everyone to be cookie-cutter versions of the nine guys who wear Converse sneakers.

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Mindy Kaling
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: June 24
Actor
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Television Actor
Television Producer
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Cambridge
Massachusetts
Vera Mindy Chokalingam
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