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Every TV show is a crapshoot, really. But every once in a while, a show gets anointed as 'the show.'

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Simon Baker
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: July 30
Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
Television Actor
Television Director
Launceston
Tasmania
Simon Baker-Denny
Simon Lucas Baker
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