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I have a lot of friends who are trying to clean up their act, or that are still making trouble for themselves, so I’m definitely well-versed on what goes on in the mind and the heart of a person who self-destructs as their coping mechanism, and also what they’re like when you take their preferred substance away.

Natasha Lyonne

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Natasha Lyonne
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: April 4
Actor
Character Actor
Film Actor
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Manhattan borough
New York City
Natasha Bianca Lyonne Braunstein
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