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'''Craig Joseph Charles''' (born 11 July 1964) is an English actor, comedian, author, poet, television presenter and radio DJ. He is best known for playing ] in the British cult-favourite science fiction sitcom '']'', and ] in the long-running soap opera '']''. '''Craig Joseph Charles''' (born 11 July 1964) is an English actor, comedian, author, poet, television presenter and radio DJ. He is best known for playing ] in the British cult-favourite science fiction sitcom '']'', and ] in the long-running soap opera '']''.


Charles first appeared on television as a performance poet, which lead to minor presenting roles. After finding fame in ''Red Dwarf'', he regularly featured on national television, with celebrity appearances on many popular shows of the time, while he continued to host a wide variety of programmes. After a substantial setback in 1994, Charles re-established his career with a sell-out national tour of his poignant stand-up comedy act. Charles first appeared on television as a performance poet, which led on to minor presenting roles. After finding fame in ''Red Dwarf'', he regularly featured on national television, with celebrity appearances on many popular shows of the time, while he continued to host a wide variety of programmes. After a substantial setback in 1994, Charles re-established his career with a sell-out national tour of his poignant stand-up comedy act.


Charles notably presented the gladiator-style game show '']''. His acting credits include playing inmate Eugene Buffy in the powerful ITV drama ''The Governor'', and starring roles in the British films ''Fated'' and ''Clubbing to Death''. As well as acting in ''Coronation Street'' and occasional ''Red Dwarf'' series, Charles continues to host his '']'' on the radio, with regular performances at clubs and festivals nationally. Charles notably presented the gladiator-style game show '']''. His acting credits include playing inmate Eugene Buffy in the powerful ITV drama ''The Governor'', and leading roles in the British films ''Fated'' and ''Clubbing to Death''. As well as starring in ''Coronation Street'' and occasional ''Red Dwarf'' series, Charles continues to host his '']'' on BBC radio, with regular performances at clubs and festivals nationally.


==Early life== ==Early life==
Craig Charles was born to a mixed race family in Liverpool; his father was black, born in Guyana,<ref>{{cite web|title= Actor Craig's tribute to much-loved father, ''Liverpool Echo'', 22 November 2005|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Actor+Craig's+tribute+to+much-loved+father.-a0138994015}}</ref> and his mother was white Irish.<ref> bbc.co.uk</ref> He grew up on the ] estate and went to school with ], who became a professional footballer. Charles has two brothers, Dean and Emile. He attended ] followed by Childwall Hall College of Further Education.<ref>{{cite news|title= Education: Passed/Failed Craig Charles, ''The Independent'', 11 February 1999 |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/education-passedfailed-craig-charles-1070071.html}}</ref> Craig Charles was born to a mixed race family in Liverpool; his Guyana-born father was black,<ref>{{cite web|title= Actor Craig's tribute to much-loved father, ''Liverpool Echo'', 22 November 2005|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Actor+Craig's+tribute+to+much-loved+father.-a0138994015}}</ref> and his mother was white Irish.<ref> bbc.co.uk</ref> Charles has two brothers: Dean and Emile. He grew up on the deprived ] estate and went to school with ], who became a professional footballer. He attended ] followed by Childwall Hall College of Further Education.<ref>{{cite news|title= Education: Passed/Failed Craig Charles, ''The Independent'', 11 February 1999 |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/education-passedfailed-craig-charles-1070071.html}}</ref> Charles won a national poetry competition, run by The Guardian newspaper, when he was twelve years old.


==Career== ==Career==
===Early career=== ===Early career===
Charles began his career as a contemporary and urban ] on the British ] circuit. His performances were considered original, with Charles described as having a natural ironic wit which appealed to talent scouts. He began to appear on television, including the day-time chat show '']'' <ref>{{cite web|title=Craig Charles returns to Birmingham for the Mostly Jazz festival, ''Birmingham Mail'', 2 July 2011|url=http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2011/07/02/craig-charles-returns-to-birmingham-for-the-mostly-jazz-festival-97319-28979805/}}</ref> and the late-night comedy programme, '']'', and later became a presenter of children's television programmes, such as ''What's That Noise'' on ]. He appeared, weekly, as a ]-style 'punk poet' on the BBC1 pop music television programme ''The ]''. Charles began his career as a contemporary and urban ] on the British ] circuit, by performing as stand-up comedy, the poems he had originally written as song lyrics. His performances were considered original, with Charles described as having a natural ironic wit which appealed to talent scouts. He first appeared on television as the resident poet on Riverside on BBC2, and on the day-time chat show '']'' <ref>{{cite web|title=Craig Charles returns to Birmingham for the Mostly Jazz festival, ''Birmingham Mail'', 2 July 2011|url=http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2011/07/02/craig-charles-returns-to-birmingham-for-the-mostly-jazz-festival-97319-28979805/}}</ref>. Charles was part of the ] comedy tour in 1986, which aimed to raise awareness of the social problems of the time. He performed his political poems on the late-night comedy show, '']'', and appeared, weekly, as a ]-style 'punk poet' on the BBC2 pop music programme ''The ]''.


===''Red Dwarf'' fame=== ===''Red Dwarf'' fame===
Charles acquired cult status in 1988, in his acting debut as the Liverpudlian slob ], in ]'s long-running science fiction comedy television series '']''. This was a role he played in all eight series, until 1999, and in the 2009 three part special, '']'', for television channel ]. Charles' younger brother ] guest-starred in the Series 3 episode '']''. Charles has resumed his role for Red Dwarf Series X, which is due to air on Dave from September 2012. The audiobook edition of the Red Dwarf novel '']'' is read by Charles. Charles acquired cult status in 1988, in his acting debut, as the Liverpudlian slob ], in ]'s new science fiction comedy series '']''. This was a role he played in all eight series, until 1999, and in the 2009 three part special, '']'', for channel ]. Charles' younger brother ] guest-starred in the Series 3 episode '']''. Most series were filmed in front of a studio audience. The audiobook editions of the Red Dwarf novel '']'', and The Log: A Dwarfer's Guide to Everything, are read by Charles. Charles has resumed the role of Lister for Red Dwarf Series X, which is due to air on Dave from September 2012.


===Coronation Street=== ===Coronation Street===
In 2005, Charles joined the cast of ]'s long-running soap opera '']'', playing philandering taxicab driver ]. In November 2011, Charles took a break from Coronation Street to film a new series of Red Dwarf. He is due to return to ''The Street'' in early 2012. In 2005, Charles joined the cast of the World's longest-running TV soap opera '']'', playing philandering taxicab driver ]. Charles' Red Dwarf character visits the set of Coronation Street during an episode of ''Red Dwarf:Back to Earth''. In November 2011, Charles took a break from Coronation Street to film a new series of Red Dwarf. He is due to return to ''The Street'' in early 2012.


===Other television work=== ===Other television work===
Charles has appeared briefly in a number of television shows such as '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']''. He was also involved in the highly acclaimed, but controversial, ] '']'' in 1992. He has appeared on celebrity editions of '']'', '']'' and '']'', and comedy panel shows such as '']'' and '']''. Charles was a team captain on the sci-fi quiz show series '']'' (1997) on ]. Charles' other acting work includes playing the title role in the short-lived Channel 4 pirate sitcom '']'' (1997). Charles became a presenter of children's television programmes, such as ''What's That Noise'' on ] (1989). He was the travelling reporter for the highly acclaimed, but controversial, ] '']'', which purported to be a live investigation into paranormal phenomena occurring in a suburban home on Halloween night 1992. He presented the ] game show ''Cyberzone'' (1993) on ]; the late-night entertainment show ''Funky Bunker'' (1997) on ITV; the reality television show '']'' (2000) on ]; the late-night chat show ''Weapons of Mass Distraction'' (2004) on ITV; and, most notably, the cult TV hit '']'' on BBC2 from 1998–2003, and on Channel 5 from 2003–2004. Charles presided over the arena in which teams of amateur engineers battled their home-made radio-controlled robots against each other, and against the house robots.
Charles has appeared on celebrity editions of '']'', '']'' and '']'', and comedy panel shows such as '']'' and '']''. He was a team captain on the sci-fi quiz show series '']'' (1997) on ], which guest starred ]. Charles provided the ] commentary for the UK version of the Japanese hit TV show '']'', shown on ] and ] from 2002 to 2004 and, in 2005, was a contestant in the Channel 4 reality sports game show, '']'', coming fourth overall in the men's competition.


Charles has acted in episodes of popular dramas such as '']'', '']'' and '']'' and in the comedy '']''. In 1997, Charles played the title role in the Channel 4 pirate sitcom '']''. In 2001, he played the Warden of a women's prison in the Canadian sci-fi fantasy '']''. In 2003, Charles played Detective Chief Inspector Mercer in 6 episodes of the BBC soap opera'' ]'', and in 2005, he played soccer agent, Joel Brooks, in the Sky TV football soap '']''.
Charles has presented a number of television programmes, most notably at the end of the 1990s and early 2000s. Among his credits as a presenter are the ] game show ''Cyberzone'' (1993) on ]; the late-night entertainment show ''Funky Bunker'' (1997) on ITV; the reality television show '']'' (2000) on ]; the late-night chat show ''Weapons of Mass Distraction'' (2004) on ITV; and, most notably, the cult TV hit '']'' on BBC2 from 1998–2003, and on Channel 5 from 2003–2004.

Charles provided the ] for the UK version of the Japanese hit TV show '']'', shown on ] and ] between 2002 and 2004. In 2005, Charles participated in the Channel 4 reality sports game show, '']'', coming fourth overall in the men's competition.


===Stand-up comedy=== ===Stand-up comedy===
Charles returned to stand-up comedy between 1995 and 2002, touring his one-man adult-rated shows nationally, and releasing the videos ''Craig Charles: Live on Earth'' (1995) and ''Sickbag'' (2000). Charles also appeared in the pantomime ''Dick Whittington'' at the ], in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|title= 'Hull In Print: The show must go on', Hull County Council, 2009|url=http://static.hullcc.gov.uk/hullinprint/archive/october2009/show_must_go_on.php}}</ref> Charles returned to stand-up comedy between 1995 and 2002, touring his one-man adult-rated shows nationally, and releasing the videos ''Craig Charles: Live on Earth!'' (1995) and ''Sickbag'' (2000). Charles also appeared in the pantomime ''Dick Whittington'' at the ], in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|title= 'Hull In Print: The show must go on', Hull County Council, 2009|url=http://static.hullcc.gov.uk/hullinprint/archive/october2009/show_must_go_on.php}}</ref>


===Radio work=== ===Radio work===
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===Film roles=== ===Film roles===
Charles starred in two feature films in 2007: the gangster movie ''Clubbing to Death'' and fantasy film ''Fated''. Charles starred in two feature films in 2006 and 2007: the fantasy film ''Fated'', and the gangster movie ''Clubbing to Death''. He also played ''Eddie'' in the 1987 drama '']''.


===Writing=== ===Writing===
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|title= Charles writing Autobiography |title= Charles writing Autobiography
|publisher=Official Red Dwarf Website |publisher=Official Red Dwarf Website
|accessdate=1 June 2007}}</ref> |accessdate=1 June 2007}}</ref> Charles was a monthly columnist for the '']'' newspaper in 2005 and 2006.

Charles has been a monthly columnist for the '']'' newspaper.


==Personal life== ==Personal life==
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Revision as of 23:23, 26 February 2012

Craig Charles
in May 2009
BornCraig Joseph Charles
(1964-07-11) 11 July 1964 (age 60)
Liverpool, England
Occupation(s)Actor, broadcaster, presenter, comedian, author, voice-over artist, DJ
Years active1981–present
Spouse(s) Cathy Tyson ​(m. 1984⁠–⁠1989)​ (divorced)
Jackie Fleming ​(m. 1997)​

Craig Joseph Charles (born 11 July 1964) is an English actor, comedian, author, poet, television presenter and radio DJ. He is best known for playing Dave Lister in the British cult-favourite science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf, and Lloyd Mullaney in the long-running soap opera Coronation Street.

Charles first appeared on television as a performance poet, which led on to minor presenting roles. After finding fame in Red Dwarf, he regularly featured on national television, with celebrity appearances on many popular shows of the time, while he continued to host a wide variety of programmes. After a substantial setback in 1994, Charles re-established his career with a sell-out national tour of his poignant stand-up comedy act.

Charles notably presented the gladiator-style game show Robot Wars. His acting credits include playing inmate Eugene Buffy in the powerful ITV drama The Governor, and leading roles in the British films Fated and Clubbing to Death. As well as starring in Coronation Street and occasional Red Dwarf series, Charles continues to host his Funk and Soul Show on BBC radio, with regular performances at clubs and festivals nationally.

Early life

Craig Charles was born to a mixed race family in Liverpool; his Guyana-born father was black, and his mother was white Irish. Charles has two brothers: Dean and Emile. He grew up on the deprived Cantril Farm estate and went to school with Micky Quinn, who became a professional footballer. He attended West Derby Comprehensive School followed by Childwall Hall College of Further Education. Charles won a national poetry competition, run by The Guardian newspaper, when he was twelve years old.

Career

Early career

Charles began his career as a contemporary and urban performance poet on the British cabaret circuit, by performing as stand-up comedy, the poems he had originally written as song lyrics. His performances were considered original, with Charles described as having a natural ironic wit which appealed to talent scouts. He first appeared on television as the resident poet on Riverside on BBC2, and on the day-time chat show Pebble Mill at One . Charles was part of the Red Wedge comedy tour in 1986, which aimed to raise awareness of the social problems of the time. He performed his political poems on the late-night comedy show, Saturday Live, and appeared, weekly, as a John Cooper Clarke-style 'punk poet' on the BBC2 pop music programme The Oxford Road Show.

Red Dwarf fame

Charles acquired cult status in 1988, in his acting debut, as the Liverpudlian slob Dave Lister, in BBC2's new science fiction comedy series Red Dwarf. This was a role he played in all eight series, until 1999, and in the 2009 three part special, Red Dwarf: Back to Earth, for channel Dave. Charles' younger brother Emile Charles guest-starred in the Series 3 episode Timeslides. Most series were filmed in front of a studio audience. The audiobook editions of the Red Dwarf novel Last Human, and The Log: A Dwarfer's Guide to Everything, are read by Charles. Charles has resumed the role of Lister for Red Dwarf Series X, which is due to air on Dave from September 2012.

Coronation Street

In 2005, Charles joined the cast of the World's longest-running TV soap opera Coronation Street, playing philandering taxicab driver Lloyd Mullaney. Charles' Red Dwarf character visits the set of Coronation Street during an episode of Red Dwarf:Back to Earth. In November 2011, Charles took a break from Coronation Street to film a new series of Red Dwarf. He is due to return to The Street in early 2012.

Other television work

Charles became a presenter of children's television programmes, such as What's That Noise on BBC1 (1989). He was the travelling reporter for the highly acclaimed, but controversial, mockumentary Ghostwatch, which purported to be a live investigation into paranormal phenomena occurring in a suburban home on Halloween night 1992. He presented the virtual reality game show Cyberzone (1993) on BBC2; the late-night entertainment show Funky Bunker (1997) on ITV; the reality television show Jailbreak (2000) on Channel 5; the late-night chat show Weapons of Mass Distraction (2004) on ITV; and, most notably, the cult TV hit Robot Wars on BBC2 from 1998–2003, and on Channel 5 from 2003–2004. Charles presided over the arena in which teams of amateur engineers battled their home-made radio-controlled robots against each other, and against the house robots.

Charles has appeared on celebrity editions of University Challenge, Can't Cook, Won't Cook and The Weakest Link, and comedy panel shows such as Have I Got News For You and They Think It's All Over. He was a team captain on the sci-fi quiz show series Space Cadets (1997) on Channel 4, which guest starred William Shatner. Charles provided the voice-over commentary for the UK version of the Japanese hit TV show Takeshi's Castle, shown on Challenge and Ftn from 2002 to 2004 and, in 2005, was a contestant in the Channel 4 reality sports game show, The Games, coming fourth overall in the men's competition.

Charles has acted in episodes of popular dramas such as The Bill, EastEnders and Holby City and in the comedy The 10 Percenters. In 1997, Charles played the title role in the Channel 4 pirate sitcom Captain Butler. In 2001, he played the Warden of a women's prison in the Canadian sci-fi fantasy Lexx. In 2003, Charles played Detective Chief Inspector Mercer in 6 episodes of the BBC soap opera Doctors, and in 2005, he played soccer agent, Joel Brooks, in the Sky TV football soap Dream Team.

Stand-up comedy

Charles returned to stand-up comedy between 1995 and 2002, touring his one-man adult-rated shows nationally, and releasing the videos Craig Charles: Live on Earth! (1995) and Sickbag (2000). Charles also appeared in the pantomime Dick Whittington at the Hull New Theatre, in 1997.

Radio work

In 1990, Charles could be heard on the London Radio Station Kiss 100 as the Breakfast show presenter. Since 2002, he has been a DJ on BBC 6 Music, presenting The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show, a funk and soul music radio show. Craig also sits in for Janice Long, Steve Wright and Jo Whiley on BBC Radio 2.

Film roles

Charles starred in two feature films in 2006 and 2007: the fantasy film Fated, and the gangster movie Clubbing to Death. He also played Eddie in the 1987 drama Business as Usual.

Writing

In 1993, Craig worked with Russell Bell on the Craig Charles Almanac of Total Knowledge writing about his 'streetwise' sense of humour on a range of topics, from the world's most embarrassing stories to how to explain the mysteries of the universe. In 1997, he and Russell wrote Charles' Red Dwarf character's book The Log, in which Lister decides to leave a log detailing mankind's greatest achievements. In 1998, Craig worked with Philippa Drakeford on his next book, No Other Blue, an illustrated collection of Charles' poetry on the subjects of prison, his mother's final illness, love, and politics at home and abroad.

In 2000, Charles wrote his first autobiography about his experiences growing up in Liverpool, titled No Irish, No Niggers. In 2007, he announced he would release his autobiography, planned for March 2008, published by Hodder Headline and titled On the Rocks, which would cover the recent incidents in his life. The autobiography would be based on much of his journal, which he said he kept while in rehab. Charles was a monthly columnist for the Liverpool Echo newspaper in 2005 and 2006.

Personal life

Relationships

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In 1984, at the age of 20, Charles married English actress Cathy Tyson. Their son Jack Charles was born in 1988. The couple divorced in 1989.

Afterward, Charles dated Irish singer-songwriter Suzanne Rhatigan, co-writing some lyrics for her album To Hell with Love and directing a video for her. Rhatigan also appeared alongside Charles in the fourth series of Red Dwarf for the episode "Camille".

In August 1997, Charles married his second wife, Jackie, with whom he has two daughters Anna-Jo (born 1998) and Nellie (born 2003).

Rape allegation

In 1994, Charles and a friend were arrested and remanded in custody for several months on a rape charge. In February 1995, both Charles and his friend were acquitted in their trial. While in prison, Charles was attacked by a man wielding a knife. During this time, BBC Two were showing repeats of every Red Dwarf episode, and most episodes were edited as the BBC weren't keen to show Charles engaged in any sexual activity. After being cleared, Charles spoke of the need to restore anonymity for those accused of rape. He stated that "the fact that my name and address along with my picture can appear on the front of the papers before the so-called victim has even signed a statement proves that anonymity for rape defendants is a must and that the law must be changed."

Drug use

In June 2006, allegations of drug use resulted in Charles being suspended from Coronation Street until February 2007, and from BBC 6 Music (returning to present the show from 4 November 2006), while the production companies investigated allegations of crack cocaine usage. Charles was arrested in August 2006 on suspicion of possession of a Class A drug, and later released on bail pending further enquiries. On 22 September 2006, he accepted a caution for possession of a Class A drug.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1987 Business as Usual Eddie
1987 The Marksman McFadden
1987 Night Network Self
1988–99 & 2012 – present Red Dwarf Dave Lister All 62 episodes over 10 series
1988 Craig Goes Mad In Melbourne Self
1989 What's That Noise Self BBC1, children's music show
1991 Comic Relief Dave Lister
1991 Them And Us Self Consumer rights show
1992 Ghostwatch Self aired 31st October
1993 Cyberpunks And Technophobes Self
1993 CyberZone Host BBC2, virtual reality game show
1993 Prince Cinders Cat (voice)
1994 Asterix Conquers America Asterix (voice) English language version
1994 Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups Dave Lister Video release (archive footage)
1995 Red Dwarf: Smeg Outs Dave Lister Video release (new and archive footage)
1995 The Bill Martin Bailey Episode 'Honey Pot', 31 Oct 1995
1995 The Governor Eugene Buffy All episodes in Series 2
1996 Cyberspace Narrator
1997 Captain Butler Captain Butler Channel 4, 10 episodes
1997 Space Cadets Space Captain Team leader on sci-fi quiz
1997 Funky Bunker Self ITV, chat show
1998 Universe Challenge Self One-off special edition of University Challenge
1998 Can't Smeg, Won't Smeg Dave Lister One-off special edition of BBC2's Can't Cook, Won't Cook
1998–2004 Robot Wars Host Series 2-7, after replacing Jeremy Clarkson
1999 Ripley's Believe It or Not! Host UK Presenter
1999 The Colour Of Funny Keith Dennis
2000 Jailbreak Host Channel 5 reality challenge show
2001 Top Ten TV Sci-Fi Self
2001 Lexx The Warden Canadian sci-fi series, episode 'P4X' Hattie Hayridge from Red Dwarf plays his wife
2001 Don't Walk Narrator (voice)
2002 EastEnders: Ricky And Bianca Vince EastEnders spin-off drama
2002–04 Takeshi's Castle Narrator UK version of Japanese challenge show
2003 Ten Minutes Mark
2003 The Sitcom Story Self
2003 Sushi TV Narrator UK version, after replacing Julian Clary
2004 Britain's Best Sitcom Self
2004 Celebrities Disfigured Self Channel 4, exploring attitudes to disfigurement
2004–05 Dream Team Soccer agent Sky TV football drama
2005 Forty Years Of Fuck Self/Interviewee BBC documentary examining swearing on TV
2005 The Games Self Series 3
2005–06,
2007–present 		Coronation Street Lloyd Mullaney Regular cast, first appearance 20 June 2005
2006 Fated Pedro
2007 Clubbing to Death Carl Begsley Not yet released
2009 Red Dwarf: Back to Earth Dave Lister

Bibliography

  • 1993 Craig Charles Almanac of Total Knowledge by Craig Charles and Russell Bell (Penguin Books Ltd)
  • 1997 The Log by Craig Charles and Russell Bell (Penguin Books Ltd)
  • 1998 No Other Blue by Craig Charles and Philippa Drakeford (Penguin Books Ltd)

Autobiographies

  • 2000 No Irish, No Niggers (Penguin Books Ltd, unpublished)
  • 2008 On the Rocks (Hodder Headline, unpublished)

References

  1. "Actor Craig's tribute to much-loved father, Liverpool Echo, 22 November 2005".
  2. Craig Charles bbc.co.uk
  3. "Education: Passed/Failed Craig Charles, The Independent, 11 February 1999".
  4. "Craig Charles returns to Birmingham for the Mostly Jazz festival, Birmingham Mail, 2 July 2011".
  5. "'Hull In Print: The show must go on', Hull County Council, 2009".
  6. "Charles writing Autobiography". Official Red Dwarf Website. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
  7. "The trauma of being falsely accused". London: BBC News. 31 July 2003. Retrieved 27 December 2006.
  8. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19950306/ai_n13969745. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. "Charles to make Street comeback". London: BBC News. 29 September 2006. Retrieved 27 December 2006.
  10. "Actor Charles given drugs caution". London: BBC News. 22 September 2006. Retrieved 27 December 2006.
  11. "Craig Charles CV, United Agents".
  12. "Charles, speaking to Simon Fitzpatrick and Ema Lea, PlanetSmeg, 2010".

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