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I like to make colored xeroxes of things. I clip out pictures of Liza Minelli and her husband from magazines and I fax them to people anonymously.

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Zooey Deschanel
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: January 17
Actor
Actress
Banjoist
Composer
Film Actor
Musician
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Television Actor
Voice Actor
LA
California
Zooey Claire Deschanel
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