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The first job I ever had was singing in a jazz club when I was like 15 with my friend, and we earned like 70 bucks. We were like, 'Oh my God!'

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Zooey Deschanel
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: January 17
Actor
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Singer-Songwriter
Television Actor
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LA
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Zooey Claire Deschanel
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