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I'm a gay man who came from the last years of illegality. That focused my whole character. I think it focused everyone's character in a way. You saw yourself as outside of the main structure.

Rupert Everett

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Rupert Everett
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: January 1
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Rupert James Hector Everett
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