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I'm sure there are a lot of Italians who refer to themselves as goombahs and greaseballs and whatever. That's what people do. It gives them a sort of familiarity that other people don't have.
Samuel L. Jackson
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Samuel L. Jackson
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: December 21
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