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Kurt Russell
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Kurt Russell

Athlete · born March 17, 1951

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Kurt Vogel Russell is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor before transitioning to leading roles as an adult in various genres such as action adventures, science-fiction, westerns, romance films, comedic films, and family dramas.

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  1. ~47Named Disney Legends1998

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Swiss physiologist

1881–1973 · Switzerland

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Artist

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