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Born 1960 (age 65) • Washington, D.C. • United States
Notable Works “Generation Kill” • “Homicide: Life on the Street” • “Show Me a Hero” • “The Corner” • “The Deuce” • “The Plot Against America” • “The Wire” • “Treme”

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