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Out of the wilderness
He was the Aussie actor driven to washing dishes to pay the bills. Now Ben Mendelsohn is in high demand in Hollywood.
He was the Aussie actor driven to washing dishes to pay the bills. Now Ben Mendelsohn is in high demand in Hollywood.
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