List of people from Staten Island
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This is a list of people who were either born or have lived in Staten Island, a borough of New York City, New York, at some time in their lives.
Actors, actresses, film, and TV
Past
- Maurice Barrymore – vaudeville actor; had a farm on Staten Island in the late 19th century; appeared in local plays in Stapleton; the first amateur stage appearance of his children John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore and Ethel Barrymore was in Ft Wadsworth, where they lived with their grandmother Louisa Lane Drew
- David Froman – actor, played "Gunther" on Edge of Night; was a regular on Matlock, once lived in Livingston
- Florina Kaja – socialite; TV personality; cast member of Season 4 of the reality television series Bad Girls Club
- Robert Loggia – actor, Scarface, The Sopranos, Big; New Dorp High School graduate
- Paul Newman – actor; married to Joanne Woodward; lived in St. George, Staten Island[1]
- Mabel Normand (1892-1930) – silent film actress, director, writer; owned an early movie company; grew up in New Brighton; directed Chaplin in his first movies and appeared with him in Tillie's Punctured Romance
- Edward Platt – actor who played "The Chief" on the 1960s TV show Get Smart; born on Staten Island
Present
- Leslie Barrett – actress, known as Harvey's friend George in The Honeymooners episode "The Bensonhurst Bomber"
- Eric Close – actor who plays Martin Fitzgerald on the CBS drama Without a Trace
- Sheena Colette - actress on Gossip Girl, White Collar; model in W magazine, Elle; graduated from St. Joseph by the Sea
- Roy Clark - country singer/musician & co-host of the television show, Hee Haw, spent his early years growing up on Staten Island
- Pete Davidson – comedian, Saturday Night Live
- John Dehner – television and movie actor; born on Staten Island
- David Dukes – actor; lived in Brighton Heights briefly
- Jennifer Esposito – actress, Spin City, Summer of Sam; attended Moore Catholic High School
- Bobby Flay – chef on Food Network
- Carmine Giovinazzo – actor who plays Detective Danny Messer on the CBS drama CSI: NY
- Dan Grimaldi – actor, The Sopranos' twins Philly and Patsy Parisi; former resident
- Vinny Guadagnino – of MTV's Jersey Shore; born and raised on Staten Island
- Patti Hansen – model; wife of The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards; graduated from Tottenville High School
- Larry Harmon - Bozo the Clown; lived on Staten Island
- Allen Jenkins – character actor, voice of cartoon Top Cat's Officer Dibble; born on Staten Island
- Hassan Johnson – actor, featured in The Wire, Belly
- Tim Kelleher - film, TV, and stage actor, writer, director; attended PS 35, OLGC and Msgr. Farrell
- Yunjin Kim – actress, Lost
- Sukanya Krishnan – host and news anchor for WPIX-11; grew up on Staten Island and graduated from New Dorp High School
- Paul Land - actor, Spring Break, The Idolmaker
- Bob Levy – comic; raised on Great Kills
- Alyssa Milano – actress; raised on Staten Island
- Eddie Pepitone - actor and standup comedian
- Angelina Pivarnick - former cast member of MTV's Jersey Shore seasons 1–2; born and raised on Staten Island
- Brian "Q" Quinn - member of the comedy group The Tenderloins and star of Impractical Jokers on TruTV
- Salvatore "Sal" Vulcano - member of the comedy group The Tenderloins and star of Impractical Jokers on TruTV
- James "Murr" Murray - member of the comedy group The Tenderloins and star of Impractical Jokers on TruTV
- Joseph "Joe" Gatto - member of the comedy group The Tenderloins and star of Impractical Jokers on TruTV
- Robin Quivers – radio personality from The Howard Stern Show; lives on Staten Island
- Angela Raiola - Big Ang, star of Staten Island based reality TV Show "Mob Wives"
- Tony Reali – Stat Boy on Pardon the Interruption; host of Around the Horn
- Pat Robertson – TV personality and evangelist; lived in Great Kills in the 1960s; found his interest in religion while living on S.I.
- Guy Fieri – TV chef who co-owns 6 restaurants and has numerous shows.
- Larry Romano – actor, The King of Queens, NYPD Blue
- Kevin Rooney – former manager of Mike Tyson; lived on Staten Island
- Theo Rossi – actor, Sons of Anarchy
- Gianni Russo – actor; played Carlo Rizzi in The Godfather; raised on Staten Island
- Glenn Scarpelli – child actor from One Day at a Time; born and raised in Staten Island
- Steven R. Schirripa – Bobby Bacala from The Sopranos
- Rick Schroder – TV actor, Silver Spoons, NYPD Blue, 24, Strong Medicine
- Steven Seagal – actor, lived on Staten Island[1]
- Raymond Serra – actor, Gotti, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Martin Sheen – actor, lived in St. George
- Michael "The Situation" Sorrentino – from MTV'S Jersey Shore; born on Staten Island
- Eddie Kaye Thomas - actor, Paul Finch in the American Pie movies; born and raised in New Dorp
- Lenny Venito – actor, War of the Worlds
- Tristan Wilds – actor, The Wire, 90210
- Joanne Woodward – actress; married to Paul Newman; lived in St. George, Staten Island
Artists
- Alice Austen – photographer, lifelong Staten Island resident;[2] the MV Alice Austen is named after her
- Mathew Brady - Civil War photographer; moved to Staten Island around 1850 with his wife Julia
- John Carrère – architect; designed NY Public Library; lived in Clifton
- John Celardo – illustrator of the Tarzan comic strip
- Fred Cozzens – marine artist, 19th century
- Jasper Francis Cropsey – landscape artist of the Hudson River School; born on his family's farm in Rossville[3]
- Evan Dorkin – cartoonist and creator of Milk & Cheese; longtime resident of Staten Island
- Ernest Flagg – commercial architect; has an estate on Todt Hill
- Alice Sargent Johnson – illustrator; lifelong Staten Islander, illustrated early 20th-century magazines and books
- John Martinez – painter, known for his work No Greater Love, of the September 11 attacks and rescue effort[4]
- John A. Noble – lithographer and artist; the Staten Island Ferry, John A. Noble, was named after him[5][6]
- Frederick Law Olmsted – 19th-century architect; had a country house on Staten Island
- Edward Sargent – architect, artist; lived in Tompkinsville; designed an armory, many Staten Island schools and homes
- Francesco Scavullo – photographer; born on Staten Island
- Cynthia von Buhler – artist and children's book author; resides in Staten Island
- George Woodbridge – illustrator for Mad magazine and history books; lived on Staten Island
Business
- William Henry Aspinwall (1807-1875) – shipping magnate; helped found the ASPCA and Metropolitan Museum of Art; died on Staten Island at his country estate on Aspinwall Street in Tottenville
- Cesar Joseph Claro – President and CEO, Staten Island Economic Development Corporation; Executive Director, Richmond County Savings Foundation
- Denis M. Hughes – President, NYS AFL-CIO; born and raised on Staten Island
- Samuel I. Newhouse (1927-) – media tycoon
- Anson Phelps Stokes (1838-1913) – merchant, banker, philanthropist; owned Phelps-Dodge; his 10-acre mansion was next to Curtis High School
- Cornelius Vanderbilt – 19th-century shipping and railroad magnate; born and lived on Staten Island; buried in the Moravian Cemetery at New Dorp
- William Henry Vanderbilt (1821-1885)
Inventors
- Thomas Adams (1818-1905) – invented chewing gum; founder of the chewing gum industry, later teamed up with William Wrigley Jr; lived on SI in the 1860s–1870s
- Charles Goodyear - inventor; lived on SI for several years; experimented with rubber 1836–39 on SI; that business failed and he moved to Boston; patented the vulcanization of rubber in the 1840s
- Gustave Mayer - inventor of the Nilla wafer, later popularized by Nabisco
- Antonio Meucci – inventor of the telephone; immigrated to Staten Island, settling in the Clifton area in 1850, where he lived for the remainder of his life
Historical notables and early settlers
- Dorothy Day – social activist and anarchist; lived on Staten Island; buried in Resurrection Cemetery
- Cornelis Melyn – early settler, political figure, and Patroon
- Daniel Perrin – early settler known as "The Huguenot"
- Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana (1794-1896) – five-time Mexican President, exiled on Staten Island
- Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton (1744-1821) – the first American-born Roman Catholic saint
- William Greenough Thayer (1863-1934) – educator, born in New Brighton, Staten Island
- Julia Gardiner Tyler – second wife of President John Tyler; resided in Staten Island during the Civil War
Law
- Marcia Clark – prosecutor in the O.J. Simpson trial; graduated from Susan E. Wagner High School; lved on Queen Street in Manor Heights, near the Todt Hill area
- Joe Pistone – FBI agent (aka Donnie Brasco); lived in Staten Island for a brief period
Military and government
- Michael R. Boera – Major General, USAF; F-16 pilot Desert Storm, Bosnian War; holder of Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star; born and had elementary education on Staten Island
- Father Vincent Capodanno – Chaplain, Lieutenant, United States Navy; Congressional Medal of Honor recipient
- Ichabod Crane – US Army Colonel during the War of 1812; the nominal inspiration for the fictional protagonist in Washington Irving's Legend of Sleepy Hollow; buried in Staten Island
- Thomas D Doubleday - Wall Street merchant; Colonel in Civil War; lived in Port Richmond; brother of Abner Doubleday
- Fred Espenak – NASA scientist; born and educated on Staten Island
- Louis V. Iasiello – Chief of Navy Chaplains from 2003 to 2006
- Robert Gould Shaw (1837-1863) – Colonel who headed the Union Army's first African American regiment
- Edward Stettinius Jr. – Chairman of US Steel; left to become Secretary of State to FDR Administration; former home is now Staten Island Academy, Todt Hill
Musicians
- Christina Aguilera – pop singer; born on Staten Island[1]
- Steve Augeri – former lead singer of the rock band Journey
- Joan Baez – folk singer, born on Staten Island; resided on Maine Avenue in Westerleigh; her father, Dr. Albert Baez, was a professor at Wagner College
- Vito Bratta – guitarist for White Lion; lives on Staten Island
- Cappadonna – rapper, Wu-Tang Clan member; born and raised on Staten Island
- Roy Clark (1933-) - country music performer
- Christopher Coletti – trumpet player with Canadian Brass; raised in Staten Island
- Ron Dante – lead singer for The Archies; number 1 song "Sugar Sugar"
- Bobby Darin – singer; his family had a summer home as a child in South Beach, Staten Island
- Mark Delpriora - classical guitarist and composer; born and raised on Staten Island
- Eamon Doyle – rapper; born and raised on Staten Island
- The Elegants - #1 hit record in 1959, "Little Star", recorded in a South Beach Staten Island studio
- Anthony Esposito - born on Staten Island; bassist for the rock bands Lynch Mob and Ace Frehley
- Force MD's – some members were born and raised on Staten Island
- Sandy Gennaro – drummer; raised in South Beach; played with Cyndi Lauper, Joan Jett, The Monkees and Pat Travers
- Ghostface Killah – rapper, Wu-Tang Clan member; born and raised on Staten Island
- George Harrison – member of the Beatles; briefly lived in Staten Island while being treated for cancer at Staten Island University Hospital
- Inspectah Deck, rapper, Wu-Tang Clan member; born and raised on Staten Island
- David Johansen – (aka Buster Poindexter) of the New York Dolls
- Kenny Jones – lead vocals, keyboards with The Strangeloves; born and raised on Staten Island
- Frankie LaRocka – drummer and producer; played for Bryan Adams and Jon Bon Jovi; born and raised in South Beach
- Blackie Lawless, born Steven Duren - lead singer of the 1980s heavy metal band W.A.S.P.
- Lil' Suzy – freestyle singer
- Galt MacDermot – musician and Lyricist for musicals such as Hair and The Two Gentlemen of Verona
- Method Man – rapper, Wu-Tang Clan member; born and raised on Staten Island
- Ingrid Michaelson – Indie-pop singer/songwriter; a Staten Island Technical High School graduate
- Dom Pachino – rapper, Killarmy member; born in Manhattan, moved to Staten island as a youth
- JoJo Pellegrino – hip-hop artist
- A.J. Pero – drummer for Twisted Sister
- Vito Picone – with The Elegants, recorded #1 hit of 1959, "Little Star", on South Beach, Staten Island
- PS22 Chorus – world-renowned elementary school chorus located in Graniteville; viral YouTube sensation; performed at the 83rd Academy Awards
- Raekwon – rapper, Wu-Tang Clan member; born in Brooklyn, raised on Staten Island
- Vernon Reid – guitar player for Living Colour
- Keith Richards – Rolling Stones guitarist; his wife was from SI; in the 1980s he owned a home on the South Shore
- RZA – rapper, Wu-Tang Clan founding member, Grammy Award-winning producer
- Shyheim, rapper
- Gene Simmons – Kiss bass player; went to Richmond College St. George
- Earl Slick – guitarist, Phantom, Rocker and Slick; played with John Lennon
- Anthony Spencer – singer-songwriter; lives in St-George
- Peter Steele – lead singer and bassist for the gothic-doom band Type O Negative
- Kasim Sulton – bass player for Utopia, with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts; now a member of The New Cars
- Ron Thal - aka Bumblefoot; raised in Bay Terrace; guitar player for Guns N' Roses
- Roland Trogan - composer, lives on Staten Island
- U-God – rapper, Wu-Tang Clan member; born in Brooklyn, moved to Staten Island as a youth
- UMC's – hip-hop duo of Hass G and Kool Kim
- Chuck Wayne – jazz guitarist with Woody Herman, George Shearing quintet, and Tony Bennett
- White Lion – hard rock band
- Wu Tang Clan – hip-hop group; 5 of 9 members are from Staten Island; credited with giving Staten Island the nickname "Shaolin"
- Bebe Rexha - singer-songwriter, grew up on Staten Island
Notorious
- Paul Castellano – Gambino crime boss; lived in Todt Hill, Staten Island; buried in Moravian Cemetery in an unmarked grave
- Sammy "The Bull" Gravano – mob turncoat; lived on Staten Island
- Jeb Stuart Magruder (born 1934) - Staten Island native; Watergate figure in Nixon White House
Politicians
Past
- Aaron Burr - third Vice President of the United States; known for duel with Alexander Hamilton; died on Staten Island at a hotel in the village of Port Richmond
- Edward E. Fitzgibbon - Wisconsin State Assemblyman, farmer, and teacher; born on Staten Island[7]
- Giuseppe Garibaldi – 19th-century Italian revolutionary and statesman; lived for a time on Staten Island; worked as a candle-maker[1]
- Daniel D. Tompkins – sixth Vice President of the United States; entrepreneur, jurist, Congressman, Governor of New York; established Tompkinsville and the Staten Island Ferry
Recent
- Joseph Borelli – former member of the New York State Assembly 2013 - 2015, current member of the New York City Council, and conservative commentator.
- Vinny Browne – born in Staten Island; 2010 candidate for the United States House of Representatives for Hawaii's 1st congressional district[8]
- Vito Fossella – Republican member of the New York City Council and United States House of Representatives
- Michael Grimm – Republican member of the United States House of Representatives; former FBI agent
- Caleb Lyon – designed the Seal of the State of California; served in the New York State Assembly, the New York State Senate, the U. S. House of Representatives, and as Governor of the Territory of Idaho[9]
- Michael E. McMahon – Democratic member of the New York City Council and the United States House of Representatives
- Guy Molinari – former member of the New York State Assembly and the United States House of Representatives; Borough President of Staten Island, 1989–2001
- Susan Molinari - Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, 1990-1997
- James Oddo – Republican member of the New York City Council; current Borough President of Staten Island
- Debi Rose – Democratic city councilwoman for the North Shore of Staten Island
- Robert Straniere – Republican member of the New York State Assembly; ran for the United States House of Representatives in 2008
Sports
Historical
- Gloria Cordes (Elliott) – former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League pitcher
- Kevin Coyle – football lifer; defensive coordinator of the Miami Dolphins
- John Franco – former pitcher for the New York Mets Major League Baseball team
- John H. Johnson (1921-1988) – Minor League Baseball president
- Frank Menechino – former Major League Baseball utility infielder
- Rose Montalbano – former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League infielder
- Mary Ewing Outerbridge (1852-1886) – "the mother of tennis"; set up the first tennis court in the US; buried in Silver Mount Cemetery in Silver Lake
- Duane Singleton – former Major League Baseball outfielder
- Bobby Thomson – "the shot heard round the world" 1951; played for NY Giants 1946-1953, 1957; grew up on Staten Island and attended Curtis High School
- Mookie Wilson – New York Mets outfielder; lived on Staten Island[10]
Recent
- Joe Andruzzi – Cleveland Browns offensive lineman; has three Super Bowl rings with the New England Patriots
- Nicky Anosike – former NCAA basketball player; current member of the WNBA Los Angeles Sparks
- Teddy Atlas – boxing trainer and commentator; trained Michael Moorer and Mike Tyson; winner of the Sam Taub Award
- Rich Aurilia – All-Star shortstop, San Francisco Giants; grew up on Staten Island
- Renaldo Balkman – New York Knicks 2006 first round draft pick; born on Staten Island
- George Bamberger – baseball player and manager
- Larry Bearnarth – college All-American baseball; pro with Mets; pitching Coach with Brewers
- Bill Britton – pro golfer; born and raised on Staten Island; graduate of Monsignor Farrell High School
- Marcus Browne – three-time Golden Gloves Champion; National PAL Champion; 2012 US Olympian
- Terry Crowley – baseball player with 1970 World Champion Baltimore Orioles; Curtis High School graduate; Sunnyside native
- Jennifer Derevjanik - plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA; former St. Peters player
- Billy Donovan – coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder; played AAU basketball with the Staten Island Stallions
- Rich Eisen – former ESPN host; current host of the NFL Network
- John Engels – HS All-American basketball player at St Peters; played at Penn in the Ivy League before playing in Europe
- Frank Fernández – catcher, outfielder for the Yankees; nicknamed the "Staten Island Strongboy"; Curtis High School graduate
- Frank Ferrara – New Dorp H.S.; played for the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles; now with New York Dragons
- Silvia Fontana – Italian figure skater in the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympic Games; born in Staten Island
- Nick Fotiu- first player ever from New York City (Borough of Staten Island) to play hockey for the hometown New York Rangers[11]
- John Franco – former New York Mets pitcher; lived on Todt Hill
- Matt Galante – former bench coach for the Houston Astros and New York Mets; lives in Annadale
- Tony Garea – former WWE wrestler; lived in Staten Island for years
- Jim Lee Howell – former head coach of the New York Giants; head coach of Wagner College football
- Rich Kotite – former Philadelphia Eagles and New York Jets head coach; lives in West Brighton, Staten Island; played for the New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers and Wagner
- Vito LoGrasso – WWE wrestler; from Staten Island
- Hank Majeski – MLB infielder; born and raised in Staten Island
- Jason Marquis – All Star pitcher for the Washington Nationals; went to Tottenville High School, where he pitched to two city championships
- Oleg Maskaev – Heavyweight boxing champion
- Dennis McKnight – graduated from Susan Wagner H.S.; played 9 seasons in the NFL; now coach at the University of Hawaii
- Frank Menechino – Susan Wagner H.S., Alabama; 10 seasons in MLB, most notably for the Oakland Athletics
- Pete Mikkelsen - former Yankees, Dodgers, Pirates and Cardinals relief pitcher
- Sudsy Monchik – five-time Pro World Champion racquetball player; went to Tottenville High School
- Adewale Ogunleye – Chicago Bears defensive end; formerly played for Indiana University and Tottenville High School
- Nick Pace - current UFC fighter
- Johnny Petraglia - pro bowler
- Joe Pignatano – played for Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Mets; coach for the New York Mets, 1968–1981; lived in New Dorp
- Angelina Pivarnick – wrestler; known for being a cast member on Jersey Shore
- Bill Richmond – British pugilist; born a slave on colonial Staten Island; lived in the 18th and 19th centuries
- Randy Savage – former professional wrestler known as "Macho Man"
- William Shakespeare – halfback at Notre Dame and member of College Football Hall of Fame
- Mike Siani – wide receiver for Villanova and number 1 draft choice for the Oakland Raiders; born and raised on Staten Island
- Anthony Varvaro – pitcher for the Atlanta Braves; graduated from Curtis High School in June 2002, and St. Johns University.
- John Wolyniec – forward for MLS side Red Bull New York
Writers
Historical
- George William Curtis (1824-1892) - author, orator, reformer; namesake of Curtis High School
- William T. Davis – naturalist, entomologist, and historian
- Langston Hughes – poet; lived and worked for a season on a Staten Island farm growing vegetables
- William James, philosopher, and his younger brother, novelist Henry James, spent a few summers on Staten Island when they were growing up in Manhattan
- Edwin Markham – poet, lived on Staten Island
- Frank McCourt – writer, taught at McKee High School
- Henry David Thoreau – spent his longest time away from Concord, Massachusetts on Staten Island in the 1840s
Recent
- Melissa Anelli – webmistress of The Leaky Cauldron; author of Harry, A History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon
- Tracy Brown - Essence best-selling author; born and raised in Mariners Harbor
- Colin Jost – comedian, television writer, Saturday Night Live
- Tim Kelleher – poet, journalist, documentarian; former media editor of First Things magazine; attended PS 35, OLGC and Ms
- Richard Adams Locke – editor of the New York Sun; presumed author of the "Moon Hoax"; lived on Staten Island
- Ki Longfellow – novelist, born on Staten Island; author of The Secret Magdalene
- Andy Milligan – playwright and film director; resided in Staten Island
- Kafū Nagai – Japanese author; wrote about his brief residence in American Stories
- Theodore Sturgeon – science fiction author; born on Staten Island
- John Taddeo – writer, director; born and raised in Staten Island
- William J. Taverner – sex educator, author of texts in human sexuality, American Journal of Sexuality Education; grew up on Staten Island
- Lara Vapnyar – Russian Jewish emigre writer known for her short stories
- Paul Zindel – novelist and playwright whose books usually took place on Staten Island
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 Cohen, Patricia. "He Sings the Borough Forgotten", The New York Times, June 26, 2007. Accessed October 18, 2007. "Austen isn't the only famous islander, Mr. Matteo notes. Christina Aguilera was born here; Steven Seagal and Paul Newman lived here, as did the exiles Garibaldi and Santa Anna"
- ↑ Wilson, claire. "Living In | Rosebank, Staten Island: A Quiet Slice of New York Waterfront", The New York Times, March 12, 2006. Accessed November 3, 2007. "In July, the same group holds a picnic and concert with an 18-piece band on the grounds of Clear Comfort, the former home, now a museum, of Alice Austen, a native Staten Islander who was a pioneering female photographer."
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 27, 2007. Retrieved May 3, 2007.
- ↑ "Heroes Of The World Trade Center-No Greater Love by Barbara Lang~Lyras Auffret". Heroes-nogreaterlove.com. 2001-09-11. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
- ↑ Erin Urban, Hulls and Hulks in the Tide of Time: The Life and Work of John A. Noble, New York: John Noble and Allan A. Noble in association with The John A. Noble Collection, 1993
- ↑ "The Noble Maritime Collection". Noblemaritime.org. 2015-03-19. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
- ↑ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1885,' Biographical Sketch of Edward Edwin Fitz Gibbon, pg. 429
- ↑ "Hawaii 2010 Special Election Candidate Report" (PDF). Hawaii.gov. 2010. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
- ↑ "Caleb LYON". Infoplease.com. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
- ↑ "Coyle and Menechino's paths to Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame paved with elbow grease". Silive.com. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
- ↑ Klein, Jeff Z.; and Reif, Karl-Eirc. "Hockey: Sunday Shootout; The Empire Skate: New York Producing Players", The New York Times, May 6, 2007. Accessed October 9, 2007. "In the past, the best players to come out of New York State tended to be products of playground roller hockey in New York City: Joey and Brian Mullen of Hell's Kitchen, and Nick Fotiu of Staten Island."
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