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So many actors spend so much energy trying to remember the lines. It's so foolish. Guys are the worst.
William H. Macy
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William H. Macy
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: March 13
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Miami
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William Hall Macy
William Hall Macy Jr.
William Macy
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