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When I was growing up, I didn't do plays in downtown Boston, and my parents weren't putting me in auditions. They never thought, Oh, she has a gift! They never thought of me as an entertainer when I was a young kid.
Mindy Kaling
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Mindy Kaling
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: June 24
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Vera Mindy Chokalingam
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