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I learned in my early years in the theater that I would never become the guy on top. I'll never create a show I don't have a brain expansive enough to see the whole picture, in a way that would behoove anyone.

Nick Offerman

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