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I'm not a terrible smoker, actually. My major addiction, which is horrible, is straight boys.
Rufus Wainwright
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Rufus Wainwright
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: July 22
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Rhinebeck (village)
New York
Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright
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