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I grew up with a lot of spirituality. It wasn't necessarily organized religion, because my mom was Jewish and my dad was Muslim. I went to Catholic school. There was a lot of conversation about comparative religions.

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Patricia Arquette
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: April 8
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