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Also Known As Constantine Alexander Payne
Born February 10, 1961 (age 63) • Omaha • Nebraska
Awards And Honors Academy Award (2012) • Academy Award (2005)
Notable Works “About Schmidt” • “Citizen Ruth” • “Downsizing” • “Election” • “Nebraska” • “Sideways” • “The Descendants” • “The Holdovers”

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