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I always call performing live giving the people the medicine, because when you're engaged in it, you can feel the sort of soul magic being exchanged between the performer and the audience.

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Nick Offerman
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 26
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Nicholas Offerman
Nicholas David Offerman
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