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I'd rather live my life knowing that I'm not perfect than spend my whole life pretending to be.

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Will Smith
Age: 55
Born: 1968
Born: September 25
Actor
Beatboxer
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Composer
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Philadelphia
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Fresh Prince
The Fresh Prince
Willard Carroll Smith Jr.
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