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I started running away when I was five years old. It wasn't until I was an adult that I realized what I really wanted was somebody to come after me when I was running away.

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Willie Aames
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: July 15
Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Reality Television Participant
Screenwriter
Television Actor
Television Producer
Voice Actor
LA
California
Albert William Upton
Away
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