My dad used to take me to the theater, and we'd get all dressed up. There was a respect. Now, people don't know that they shouldn't put their feet up on stage.
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ELSA HOSK It's always been a dream of mine to get somewhere and to have my mom and dad with me up there. HALEY REINHART This year alone, Karen has used Kristi's Christmas to organize relief efforts for the tsunami and hu... ERIC WILLIAMS Mum and dad were very much friends, and up to life. There was no anxiety for anything when I was gro... KATE WINSLET I grew up in Chicago, so I've always been a Bears fan. Dad used to take me to Bears games and Cu... KYLE CHANDLER I grew up in the theater. I began my career at 3. That was the first time I stepped onto a provision... DEMIAN BICHIR I used to think I grew up to be a man because I never really had a dad, and my mother was always at ... (I.V.) EDWARD ANDREW MOLNAR IV It's not so easy to get people in smaller towns to spend money, but they still come to the store, al... KISHORE BIYANI China is trying to get as many people on board, moving up on their own feet; we are not able to do t... CHETAN AHYA They added a park up there. 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JAMAR NESBIT They put up a lot of points and they put up a lot of yards, ... We know they're going to be on the a... IKE TAYLOR
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