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I love doing action and stuff the problem is usually action movies are not that interesting. Also as I get older I feel like there's less opportunities for me.
Willem Dafoe
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Willem Dafoe
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: July 22
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Appleton
Wisconsin
William J. Willem Dafoe
William James Dafoe
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