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Painters get up and paint. Writers get up and write. I like to get up and act. It's not a big deal. It makes me happy.

Samuel L. Jackson

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Samuel L. Jackson
Age: 75
Born: 1948
Born: December 21
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Washington
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Samuel Leroy Jackson
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