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I wanted to be a child actor so bad that every day I'd beg my parents if I could audition, but my mom said, 'Not until you can drive yourself to auditions.'

Zooey Deschanel

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Zooey Deschanel
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: January 17
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Zooey Claire Deschanel
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