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I was working in computers when this stranger approached me out of the blue, saying I should become an actor. I took it as a gift from God, because I had been praying for clarity about what He wanted me to do, since I wasn't happy in computers.

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Nate Parker
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: November 18
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