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Jul 2019
1h 12m

Jeremy Renner 👍🖕

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About this episode

Jeremy Renner (Avengers, The Hurt Locker) tells Justin about his evolution from working at a mall makeup counter to playing Hawkeye in the most successful movie franchise of all time. And why his “resting angry face” helps him give zero f***ks in life.

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