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I know what I look like - a weird, sad clown puppet. I'm fine with that.

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Rainn Wilson
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: January 20
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Rainn Dietrich Wilson
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I like being a Baha'i who has an out-there sense of humor. God gives us talents and faculties, and making people laugh is one of mine.
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