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For years after 'The Last Waltz,' I got all kinds of silly movie offers - or, maybe, not silly, but parts that are not my calling lots of offers to play some wonderful boyfriend.

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Robbie Robertson
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: July 5
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City of Toronto
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