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Keaton, who was born in Los Angeles, shot to fame in the 1970s through her role as Kay Adams-Corleone in The Godfather films.

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"The further they get into the game, the more of the celebrity trappings get left behind and the less important their fame becomes, which means it really doesn't matter that they're celebrities at all."

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“Play Harder,” produced in collaboration with the hall of fame, revisits Robinson’s major-league debut for the Dodgers and much else.

He has used his fame to drum up donations for the Russian war effort, often for drones, while Russian soldiers have been known to send him mementos from the front lines, including Ukrainian combat jackets.

He also opened up in further detail about his struggle to get to grips with his fame, noting that he has always “hated” the term “celebrity”—and the attention that comes with it.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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