Before I Was An Actor I Was A Break Dancer, One Of Those Street Performers You See. I Guess, My Introduction Into The Professional World Of Performing Was A Stint As Back Up Dancer For Lionel Richie And I Performed At The Closing Ceremony At The '84 Olympics. - SearchQuotes

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Before I was an actor I was a break dancer, one of those street performers you see. I guess, my introduction into the professional world of performing was a stint as back up dancer for Lionel Richie and I performed at the closing ceremony at the '84 Olympics.

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