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My family moved to Israel when I was eight until I was 10, and then we came back, and my parents split up. I was suddenly in a single-parent home and on scholarship. Fifth grade was such a hard year for me.

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