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'The Portrait of Dorian Grey' beautifully articulates how the altruistic part of ourselves clashes with our essentially narcissistic state.
Walton Goggins
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Walton Goggins
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: November 10
Actor
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Film Actor
Film Producer
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Television Actor
Birmingham
Alabama
Walton Sanders Goggins
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