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Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 15th-largest in the United States. It was the...
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| x Bruce Sterling |
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Michael Bruce Sterling (born April 14, 1954) is an American science fiction author, best known for his novels and his seminal work on the Mirrorshades anthology, which helped define the cyberpunk genre.
Sterling is, along with William Gibson, Rudy...
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| x John Varley |
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John Herbert Varley (born August 9, 1947 in Austin, Texas) is an American science fiction author.
Varley grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, moved to Port Arthur in 1957, and graduated from Nederland High School. He went to Michigan State University on a...
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| x Michelle Forbes |
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Michelle Renee Forbes Guajardo (born January 8, 1965 in Austin, Texas) is an American actress who has built a career of work in television and independent film and has acted in productions in both the United States and in the United Kingdom. Forbes...
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| x Ethan Hawke |
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Ethan Green Hawke (born November 6, 1970) is an American actor, writer and film director. He made his feature film debut in 1985, opposite River Phoenix in the movie Explorers, before making a supporting appearance in the 1989 drama Dead Poets...
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| x Nelly |
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Cornell Haynes, Jr. (November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Nelly, is a rapper, singer, actor and entrepreneur. He has performed with the rap group St. Lunatics since 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly...
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| x Tom Ford |
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Thomas Carlyle "Tom" Ford (born August 27, 1961) is an American fashion designer. He gained international fame for his turnaround of the Gucci fashion house and the creation of the Tom Ford label.
Ford was born August 27, 1961 in Austin, Texas to...
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| x Scott McClellan |
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Scott McClellan (born February 14, 1968) is a former White House Press Secretary (2003–06) for President George W. Bush, and author of a controversial book about the Bush Administration titled What Happened. He replaced Ari Fleischer as press...
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| x Steven Williams |
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Steve Austin (born Steven James Anderson on December 18, 1964, later Steven Williams), better known by his ring name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is an American film and television actor and retired professional wrestler. Austin wrestled for several...
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| x Kenneth Cockrell |
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Kenneth Dale "Taco" Cockrell (born 9 April 1950) is an American astronaut and a veteran of five space shuttle missions.
Cockrell was born in Austin, Texas to Buford Dale Cockrell and Jewell Moorman. He earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical...
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| x Ron Kirk |
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Ronald "Ron" Kirk (born June 27, 1954) is the 16th United States Trade Representative, serving in the Obama administration. He served as mayor of Dallas, Texas from 1995 to 2002; he also ran for the United States Senate in 2002.
Born in Austin,...
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| x Carly Fiorina |
Cara Carleton "Carly" Fiorina (born Cara Carleton Sneed on September 6, 1954) is an American businesswoman. Fiorina served as chief executive officer at Hewlett-Packard from 1999 to 2005. Prior to joining Hewlett-Packard, Fiorina served as an...
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| x Gordon M. Bethune |
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Gordon M. Bethune is a retired US airline executive. He was the CEO of Continental Airlines from 1994 until his retirement at the end of 2004. He currently serves on the boards of Honeywell, Sprint Nextel, Prudential Financial, and Willis Group...
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| x Johnny Hardwick |
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Johnny Hardwick is a stand-up comedian and voice actor. He is best known as the voice of Dale Gribble in the animated American television show King of the Hill. He served as staff writer, story editor, and producer for the show as well.
A native of...
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| x Dabney Coleman |
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Dabney Wharton Coleman (born January 3, 1932) is an American actor. He is best known for his abrasive characters and his usually present mustache.
Coleman was born in Austin, Texas, the son of Mary Wharton (née Johns) and Melvin Randolph Coleman. He...
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| x Zachary Scott |
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Zachary Scott (24 February 1914 – 3 October 1965) was an American actor, most notable for his roles as villains and "mystery men".
Born in Austin, Texas, he was a distant cousin of George Washington, and his grandfather had been a very successful...
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| x Benjamin McKenzie |
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Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan, known as Benjamin McKenzie (born September 12, 1978) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for playing Ryan Atwood in the hit television series The O.C., which earned him many Teen Choice Award nominations....
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| x Virgil Runnels III |
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Dustin Patrick Runnels (born April 11, 1969) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment's ECW brand as Goldust. He has also performed for World Championship Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action...
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| x Lloyd Doggett |
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Lloyd Alton Doggett II (born October 6, 1946), American politician, is a Democratic politician from Texas. He has represented a district based in the state capital, Austin, in the United States House of Representatives since 1995. He represented...
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| x Paul London |
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Paul Michael London (born April 16, 1980) is an American professional wrestler best known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
After being trained at the Texas Wrestling Academy, London began competing for Ring of Honor, where...
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| x Sanya Richards |
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Sanya Richards (born February 26, 1985 in Trelawny, Jamaica) is a track and field athlete who competes internationally for the United States. She won two Olympic Gold medals in the 4×400m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece and the...
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| x Bob Schieffer |
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Bob Lloyd Schieffer (born February 25, 1937) is an American television journalist who has been with CBS News since 1969, serving 23 years as anchor on the Saturday edition of CBS Evening News from 1973 to 1996; chief Washington correspondent since...
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| x Elizabeth Rogers |
Elizabeth Rogers (May 18, 1934 – November 6, 2004) was an American actress.
Born Betty Jayne Rogers in Austin, Texas, she was famous for being the relief communications officer for Lt. Uhura in some episodes of the 1960s television series Star Trek....
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| x Paul A. Partain |
Paul A. Partain (May 3, 1946 - January 27, 2005) was an American actor, perhaps best known for his role in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) as the "annoying" handicapped Franklin Hardesty.
Partain was born in Austin, Texas. He served in the...
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| x Harry Knowles |
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Harry Jay Knowles (born December 11, 1971) is an American online film critic known for his movie news and film review website, Ain't It Cool News. Knowles is a member of the Austin Film Critics Association.
Knowles was born in Austin, Texas, the son...
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| x Dick Lane |
Richard "Dick" Lane (April 16, 1928 – January 29, 2002), nicknamed "Night Train", was an American football player, best known as a defensive back for the Detroit Lions. During his rookie season in 1952, Lane established the record for most...
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| x Dusty Rhodes |
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Virgil Riley Runnels, Jr. (born October 12, 1945), better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, is a semi-retired American professional wrestler currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). He makes occasional on-air appearances...
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| x Ricardo Antonio Chavira |
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Ricardo Antonio Chavira (born September 1, 1971, Austin, Texas) is an American actor, perhaps best known for his role as Carlos Solis on Desperate Housewives.
Chavira was born in Austin, Texas, the son of a Bexar County judge, Juan Antonio Chavira....
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| x Elise Blackwell |
Elise Blackwell (born July 18, 1964) is an American novelist, born in Austin, Texas and raised primarily in southern Louisiana. She studied creative writing at Louisiana State University before entering the MFA Program of the University of...
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| x Wiley Wiggins |
Wiley Ramsey Wiggins (November 6, 1976) is an American film actor and blogger. A native of Austin, Texas, he is the nephew of Lanny Wiggins, who was a member of Janis Joplin's early band, The Waller Creek Boys.
Wiggins starred in Richard Linklater's...
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| x Sarah Hagan |
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Sarah Margaret Hagan (born May 24, 1984) is an American television and movie actress.
Hagan was born in Austin, Texas. She has been acting since the age of six, when her mother first signed her up for musical theater. Hagan was first involved with...
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| x Bruce Palmer, Jr. |
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Bruce Palmer, Jr., (April 13, 1913–October 10, 2000) was a noted United States Army General and acting Chief of Staff of the United States Army from July to October 1972.
Palmer was born in Austin, Texas. He graduated from the United States Military...
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| x Stanford Routt |
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Stanford Routt (born July 26, 1983 in Austin, Texas) is an National Football League cornerback with the Oakland Raiders.
Stanford Routt attended Connally High School in Austin, Texas, and was a two-sport standout in both football and track. In track...
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| x Bobby Boswell |
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Robert Allen "Bobby" Boswell (born March 15, 1983 in Austin, Texas) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer.
Boswell grew up in Tampa, Florida and played college soccer at Florida International...
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| x Steven Hill |
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Steven Alfred Hill is an American reality television personality, model, guest speaker, author, and occasional actor. Hill is best known as a cast member on the twelfth season of the MTV reality television show The Real World.
Hill was born in San...
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| x Derrick Strait |
Derrick Strait (born August 27, 1980 in Austin, Texas) is a professional American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. Strait was originally drafted by the New York Jets in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college...
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| x Echo Johnson |
Echo Leta Johnson (born January 11, 1974 in Austin, Texas) is an American model and actress. She was chosen as Playboy's Playmate of the Month in January, 1993 and has appeared in numerous Playboy videos.
In 1992, Johnson graduated from Santa Fe...
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| x Mehcad Brooks |
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Mehcad Jason McKinley Brooks (born October 25, 1980) is an American actor and former male fashion model.
Brooks was born in Austin, Texas. He attended L.C. Anderson High School in Austin, Texas, where he also grew up. After he graduated from high...
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| x Amanda Hope |
Amanda Hope (born Amanda Hope Crouch, August 23, 1969) is an American model and actress. She was chosen as Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for July, 1992 and has appeared in some Playboy videos.
Prior to her appearance in Playboy, she...
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| x Jennifer Rovero |
Jennifer Rovero (born December 12, 1978) was chosen as Playboy's Playmate of the Month in July 1999 and has appeared in numerous Playboy videos. She appeared as the cover model of the October 1999 edition.
Jennifer Rovero was born in Austin, Texas,...
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| x Sean Kent |
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Sean Kent is a stand-up comic and television writer originally from Austin, Texas, now residing in Seattle, Washington. Kent is best known for his appearances as a series regular on the NBC show Last Comic Standing (seasons 1 & 3). His comedy can be...
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| x Steve Kloves |
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Steven Kloves (born March 18, 1960) is an American screenwriter mainly renowned for his adaptations of novels, especially for the Harry Potter film series and for Wonder Boys, whose screenplay was nominated for a Golden Globe and an Academy Award....
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| x Angela Bettis |
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Angela Marie Bettis (born January 9, 1973) is an American actress, film producer and director best known for her lead role in the 2002 TV remake of the Stephen King film Carrie.
Bettis was born in Austin, Texas to Mary Lynn (née Guthrie) and Richard...
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| x Rhett Miller |
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Stewart Ransom Miller II was born September 6, 1970 in Austin, Texas. He is the lead singer of the alt-country band Old 97's and a successful solo musician. He graduated from St. Mark's School of Texas, a private boys' school in Dallas in 1989 and...
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| x John Hawkes |
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John Hawkes (born September 11, 1959) is an American film and television actor. He is known for his portrayal of Bugsy in The Perfect Storm and as the Jewish merchant Sol Star on the HBO series Deadwood. He played the role of Greg Penticoff in...
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| x Ainjel Emme |
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Ainjel Emme (born September 28, 1978) is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Austin, Texas.
Born in Oakland, California, Ainjel Emme (pronounced "angel em") spent her early childhood in the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, and...
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| x Matt McCoy |
Matt McCoy (born May 20, 1958) is an American actor.
McCoy was born in Washington, D.C.. Since starring as Sgt. Nick Lassard in two Police Academy films, his motion picture credits have included the Curtis Hanson films The Hand That Rocks the Cradle...
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| x Bobbi Billard |
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Barbara "Bobbi" Billard (born December 12, 1975) is a bikini and glamour model, actress, and former professional wrestler.
Bobbi Billard first began modeling at the age of 12. She had her first paid modeling job at the age of 19 for Jones...
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| x Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson |
Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson (born March 3, 1953 in Austin, Texas) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League from 1975 through 1980.
Henderson was raised by his teenage mother in the eastside of Austin, Texas. In 1969...
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| x Justin Mentell |
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Justin Mentell (born December 16, 1982) is an American artist and actor.
When Justin Mentell was a boy in Austin, Texas, his love for acting was fostered when he had the opportunity to perform in several children's plays. He made his stage debut at...
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| x Scott Putski |
James Scott Bednarski (born May 22, 1966) is an American former professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Scott Putski. Putski is a second generation wrestler, being the son of Ivan Putski, with whom he has wrestled alongside on several...
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| x Angus T. Jones |
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Angus Turner Jones (born October 8, 1993) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Jake Harper in the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men (2003-present), for which he won the 2006-2007 Silver Icon Award from Travolta Family Entertainment....
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| x Marshall Allman |
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Marshall Scot Allman (born April 5, 1984) is an American actor. He is known to television audiences for his role as L. J. Burrows on Fox's successful television series, Prison Break.
Allman was born in Austin, Texas, the son of Idanell (née Brown;...
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| x Timothy L. Kopra |
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Timothy Lennart Kopra (born April 9, 1963, in Austin, Texas) is a United States Army Colonel and a NASA astronaut. Kopra served a tour of duty in the first Desert Storm as a member of the 3rd Armored Division. He served aboard the International...
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| x Jason Liebrecht |
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Ernest Jason Liebrecht, (born July 11, 1973 in Austin, Texas) is an American voice actor who works for anime series of FUNimation Entertainment and ADV Films. He has provided voices for a number of English language versions of Japanese anime films....
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| x Creme Puff |
Creme Puff (August 3, 1967 – August 6, 2005), who died at age 38 years and 3 days, was the oldest cat ever recorded, according to the 2007 edition of Guinness World Records. Creme Puff lived with her owner, Jake Perry, in Austin, Texas, United...
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| x Janet Quist |
Janet Quist (born August 17, 1955 in Austin, Texas) is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its December 1978 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Ken Marcus.
Janet was discovered by Playboy...
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| x Jacob Thomas |
Jacob Thomas (born February 14, 1977 in Austin, Texas) is an American soccer midfielder who last played for the Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer.
After one season of college soccer playing for the Saint Louis University Thomas joined the German...
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| x Ken Harvey |
Kenneth Ray Harvey (born May 6, 1965 in Austin, Texas) is a former professional American football player in the National Football League. He currently works as a fitness trainer for space tourists and a sports writer for The Washington Post.
Harvey...
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| x Nicole Paggi |
Nicole Paggi (born August 15, 1977 in Travis County, Texas) is an American actress best known for playing as the character Sydney on the television sitcom Hope & Faith during its first season, as well as Sara on the television sitcom One on One....
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