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Birthdate

What's with the discrepancy between the one listed at the top and the one under "Biography"? Callmenaomi (talk) 01:51, 10 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Mr O'Donnell entered Harvard College in September 1970 with the class of 1974. According to The Harvard College Class of 1974 25th Anniversary Report, he was born on November 7, 1951 and was awarded an A.B. degree in 1976. Jds13 (talk) 03:23, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This looks like a better source for his birth date than Rotten Tomatoes—perhaps it should be used in the article. Is Rotten Tomatoes even an RS?Hjal (talk) 06:10, 13 March 2025 (UTC) Hjal (talk) 06:10, 13 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]