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Tucker Durkin is an American retired professional lacrosse player.
Michael Doneger is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor based in Los Angeles, California. Doneger is notable as screenwriter of Shelly starring Awkwafina and Karen Gillan, lead actor in the 2015 film The Escort, director of the film Brampton's Own, which starred actors Jean Smart, Alex Russell and Rose McIver, as well as director and producer of the documentary Fate of a Sport that was executive produced by LeBron James and acquired by ESPN Films. Doneger also wrote, directed, and starred in his debut feature film This Thing with Sarah. In addition, Doneger was a former lacrosse player on the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays and San Jose Stealth lacrosse teams.
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- ↑ "newjerseypride.com: Team". Archived from the original on 2006-11-16. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
- ↑ Player Bio: Adam Doneger :: Men's Lacrosse
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