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Speaker 1: your son, he's gone snowkis using you for your power.

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Speaker 1: him playing Adam Sackler on the HBO hit Girls Adam Driver.

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Speaker 1: It is also marine, I learned years ago. You never

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Speaker 1: He left the Marines after an accident. He went to Juilliard.

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Speaker 1: We want to talk a bit about his career, but

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Speaker 1: in the Armed Forces, which is taking the best modern

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Speaker 1: getting ready for a big tour in South Korea. Adam,

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Speaker 1: are welcome. It's great to have it on the show.

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Speaker 1: Thank you so much for having me. Well, you know

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Speaker 1: I knew your story. I recently just coincidentally, my daughter

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Speaker 1: did it happen? I was interested in acting in high school,

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Speaker 1: me that structure was helpful. Thanks very much for spending

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