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Johnson plays role in 'Miracle'
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Johnson plays role in 'Miracle'
Actor made him feel part of movie
By DAN MANOYAN dmanoyan@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel
Thursday, January 22, 2004
Mark Johnson can't remember the name of the young man who plays
him in the soon-to-be-released movie "Miracle," the story of the U.S.
Hockey team's shocking gold medal upset in the 1980 Lake Placid
Winter Olympics.
"It's a hyphenated, double name, but I can't remember what it is,"
said Johnson, the Universi...
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