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Actor Jimmy Smits quit the football team to join the drama club - and launched a long career in TV
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4:57Now PlayingJimmy Smits is an Emmy-Award winning actor best known for his role as Victor Sifuentes in 'L.A Law,' and he's back on TV playing another lawyer in 'Bluff City Law.' His love of acting began in high school when he did the unthinkable - quitting the football team to join the drama club.
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