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John Krasinski

I wanted to be an English teacher. I wanted to do it for the corduroy jackets with patches on the side. When I got to college, as I was walking across campus one day, I ripped off a little flyer for this sketch-comedy group. It ended up being one of the g

John Krasinski

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John Krasinski originally imagined becoming an English teacher partly because of the stereotypical style associated with it, like wearing corduroy jackets with patches. However, his college experience took a different turn when he impulsively joined a sketch-comedy group after picking up a flyer, which changed his path.

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