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'American Dreams' Star Arlen Escarepta

NPR

Published November 5, 2004 at 12:00 AM EST

Arlen Escarpeta, co-star of NBC's American Dreams, talks about his passion for the arts, his acting career and how NPR's Tavis Smiley faired portraying Thurgood Marshall on a recent episode of the American Dreams series.

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