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I want to be part of a different kind of celebrity, one that thinks not just about charity but policy.

Wyclef Jean

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Wyclef Jean
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: October 17
Actor
Film Producer
Human Rights Activist
Musician
Rapper
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I do music for the love of it, and I've been doing it from a very young age: about 11.
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