| Notes
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| 1987
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Empire of the Sun
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Dainty
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| Hot Pursuit
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Chris Honeywell
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| Shoeshine
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| 1988
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Fresh Horses
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Tipton
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| 1989
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Next of Kin
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Lawrence Isabella
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| Elvis Stories
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Bruce
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| That's Adequate
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Chip Lane
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| 1990
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Stella
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Jim Uptegrove
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| Working Tra$h
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Freddy Novak
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| 1992
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The Nutt House
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Pie Thrower
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Cameo
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| Highway to Hell
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Pluto's Cook/Attila the Hun
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| 1994
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Reality Bites
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Michael Grates
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Also director
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| 1995
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Heavyweights
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Tony Perkis/Tony Perkis Sr.
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| Rumble in the Bronx
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Store assailant
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Cameo
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| 1996
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Cable Guy, TheThe Cable Guy
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Sam Sweet/Stan Sweet
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Also director
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| Flirting with Disaster
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Mel
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| If Lucy Fell
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Bwick Elias
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| Happy Gilmore
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Hal L. (Nursing Home Orderly)
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Uncredited
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| 1998
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Permanent Midnight
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Jerry Stahl
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| Your Friends & Neighbors
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Jerry
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| There's Something About Mary
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Ted Stroehmann
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MTV Movie Award for Best Fight (For the fight against Puffy the Dog)
Nominated — American Comedy Award for Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)
Nominated — Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actor – Comedy
Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance
Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (shared with Cameron Diaz)
Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo (shared with Cameron Diaz)
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| Zero Effect
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Steve Arlo
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| 1999
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Black and White
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Mark Clear
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| Mystery Men
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Mr. Furious
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Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Film – Choice Hissy Fit
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| Suburbans, TheThe Suburbans
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Jay Rose
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| 2000
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Meet the Parents
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Gaylord "Greg" Focker
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American Comedy Award for Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)
MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance
Nominated — Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor – Comedy/Romance
Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team (shared with Robert De Niro)
Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Film – Choice Actor
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| Keeping the Faith
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Rabbi Jake Schram
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| Independent, TheThe Independent
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Cop
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| 2001
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Royal Tenenbaums, TheThe Royal Tenenbaums
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Chas Tenenbaum
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Nominated — Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast
Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
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| Zoolander
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Derek Zoolander
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Also writer and director
Teen Choice Award for Film – Choice Hissy Fit
Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Dressed
Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Line ("There's more to life than just being really, really, ridiculously good looking.")
Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team (shared with Owen Wilson)
Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Film – Choice Actor, Comedy
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| 2002
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Orange County
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The Firefighter
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Cameo
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| Run Ronnie Run
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Himself
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| 2003
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Nobody Knows Anything!
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Peach Expert
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Cameo
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| Duplex
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Alex Rose
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| Pauly Shore Is Dead
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Himself
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Cameo
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| 2004
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Meet the Fockers
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Greg Focker
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Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor: Comedy
Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Blush Scene (Greg's engagement party speech)
Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Liar
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| Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
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Arturo Mendes
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Cameo
Nominated — Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
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| Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
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White Goodman
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MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance
Nominated — Razzie Award for Worst Actor
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| Envy
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Tim Dingman
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Nominated — Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
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| Starsky & Hutch
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David Starsky
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Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team (shared with Owen Wilson)
Nominated — People's Choice Award for Favorite On-Screen Chemistry (shared with Owen Wilson)
Nominated — Razzie Award for Worst Actor
Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor – Comedy
Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Chemistry (shared with Owen Wilson)
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| Along Came Polly
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Reuben Feffer
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Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Dance Sequence (shared with Jennifer Aniston for the hot salsa dance)
Nominated — Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Blush
Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Hissy Fit
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| 2005
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Danny Roane: First Time Director
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Himself
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| Madagascar
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Alex
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Nominated — Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie
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| Sledge: The Untold Story
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Commander
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| 2006
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Night at the Museum
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Larry Daley
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Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance
Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor: Comedy
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| In Search of Ted Demme
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Himself
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| Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
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Guitar Center Guy
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Cameo and producer
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| School for Scoundrels
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Lonnie
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| 2007
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Heartbreak Kid, TheThe Heartbreak Kid
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Eddie Cantrow
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| 2008
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Tropic Thunder
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Tugg Speedman
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Also writer and director
Hollywood Film Festival Award for Comedy of the Year
Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best WTF Moment
Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor: Comedy
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| Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
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Alex
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Nominated — Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie
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| 2009
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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
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Larry Daley
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Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance
Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor: Comedy
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| Marc Pease Experience, TheThe Marc Pease Experience
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Jon Gribble
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| 2010
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Greenberg
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Roger Greenberg
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Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
Nominated — Comedy Film Award for Best Leading Actor
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| Megamind
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Bernard
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Executive producer, voice role
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| Little Fockers
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Greg Focker
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| Trip, TheThe Trip
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Ben Stiller
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Exaggerated version of himself, cameo (uncredited)
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| 2011
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Tower Heist
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Josh Kovaks
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| 2012
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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
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Alex
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Nominated — Kids' Choice Award for Favourite Voice from an Animated Movie
Nominated — People's Choice Award for Favorite Comedic Movie Actor
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| The Watch
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Evan Trautwig
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| 2013
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Madly Madagascar
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Alex
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| He's Way More Famous Than You
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Himself
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| The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
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Walter Mitty
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Director
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| 2014
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Bust It
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Mr. Vincent Vaughn
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| 2014
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Night at the Museum 3[1]
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Larry Daley
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Pre-production
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| 2015
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While We're Young
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Filming
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| The Penguins of Madagascar
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Alex
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Filming
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