A Quote by Antonio Sabato, Jr.

When I tell people I'm an Italian Jew, they're very amused by it. But obviously by blood I'm Jewish, because my mother is.

Antonio Sabato, Jr.

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Antonio Sabato, Jr.
American - Actor
Born: February 29, 1972

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