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I'm one of those people that feels that Americans that shouldn't do Shakespeare... The rhythms of the English language and the mannerisms of the English speech seems to work effortlessly with William Shakespeare, but when Americans do it, something seems stuck.

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Nicolas Cage
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: January 7
Actor
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Long Beach
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Nicholas Kim Coppola
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