Alexander Hanson Quotes

I studied at Guildhall and did the acting course, but because I could sing a bit, I kept being cast in musicals.

Alexander Hanson

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• I studied at Guildhall and did the acting course, but because I could sing a bit, I kept being cast in musicals.

  

  Alexander Hanson