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“There two other areas that are personally deeply important to me, that I hope the Homeland show can attend to in some way - one, being the refugee crisis. These are the most vulnerable people among us in the world. There are over 60 million refugees displaced by war, over 21 million that go to a third country. The numbers are climbing, and there are no legal options for these people. These are the victims of the real world's crises that the Homeland world reflects on, and almost takes a Polaroid of these days, versus a fictional tale of it.”

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Mandy Patinkin is a renowned actor, born on November 30, 1952. He has excelled in both film and television, becoming widely recognized for his role in 'Alien 3' and 'Criminal Minds'. more

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