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The kids all knew me from Wayne's World. The grown-ups knew me after True Lies.

Tia Carrere

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Tia Carrere
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: January 2
Actor
Actress
Film Actor
Film Producer
Model
Singer
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Honolulu
Hawaii
Althea Rae Janairo
Lying
True
Kids
World
Wayne
Grown
Lies
Knew

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