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Like everybody, I've had a lot of pain in my life and I'm a work in progress. You must have a true desire to see the world from a different point of view, and that comes with growing up.

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Walton Goggins
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: November 10
Actor
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Television Actor
Birmingham
Alabama
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