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I try to do the same thing when I'm with young actors who are new and unsure. I try to do the same thing for them that I saw Laurence [Fishburne] and Angela [Dasset]do for all of us on Boyz n the Hood.
Nia Long
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Nia Long
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: October 30
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I am not supporting Donald Trump. I think he does this country such a disservice. And I'm gonna leave it there.
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