American Hustle

In 1978, Irving Rosenfeld and Sydney Prosser work together as con artists. Sydney, posing as English aristocrat "Lady Edith Greensly", has improved the scams. Irving loves Sydney but is unwilling to leave his unstable, histrionic wife, Rosalyn, fearing he will lose contact with adopted son Danny. Rosalyn has also threatened to report Irving to the police if he leaves her.

FBI agent Richie DiMaso catches Irving and Sydney in a loan scam but offers to release them if Irving can line up four additional arrests. Richie believes Sydney is English but has proof that her aristocratic claim is fraudulent. She tells Irving she will manipulate Richie, which distances her from Irving.

Irving has a friend pretending to be a wealthy Arab sheikh looking for potential investments in America. An associate of Irving's suggests the sheikh do business with Mayor Carmine Polito of Camden, New Jersey, who is trying to revitalize gambling in Atlantic City, but has struggled to find investors. Carmine seems to have a genuine desire to help the area's economy and his constituents.

Richie devises a plan to make Mayor Polito the target of a sting operation, despite the objections of Irving and of Richie's boss Stoddard Thorsen. Sydney helps Richie manipulate an FBI secretary into making an unauthorized wire transfer of $2 million. When Stoddard's boss Anthony Amado hears of the operation, he praises Richie's initiative, pressuring Stoddard to continue.

Carmine leaves the meeting when Richie presses him to accept a cash bribe. Irving convinces him the sheikh is legitimate, expressing his dislike of Richie, and they become friends. Richie arranges for Carmine to meet the sheikh, and without consulting the others, has Mexican-American FBI agent Paco Hernandez play the sheikh, which displeases Irving.

Carmine brings the sheikh to a casino party, explaining that mobsters are there and that it is a necessary part of doing business. Irving is surprised to hear that Mafia boss Victor Tellegio, right-hand man to Meyer Lansky, is present and wants to meet the sheikh. Tellegio explains that the sheikh needs to become an American citizen, and that Carmine will need to expedite the process. Tellegio also requires a $10 million wire transfer to prove the sheikh's legitimacy.

Richie confesses his strong attraction to Sydney but becomes confused and aggressive when she drops her English accent and admits to being from Albuquerque. Rosalyn starts an affair with mobster Pete Musane, whom she met at the party. She mentions her belief that Irving is working with the IRS, causing Pete to threaten Irving, who promises to prove the sheikh's investment is real.

Irving later confronts Rosalyn, who admits she told Pete and agrees to keep quiet but wants a divorce. With Carmine's help, Richie and Irving videotape members of Congress receiving bribes. Richie assaults Stoddard in a fight over the money and later convinces Amado he needs the $10 million to get Tellegio, but he gets only $2 million. A meeting is arranged at the offices of Tellegio's lawyer Alfonse Simone, but Tellegio does not appear.

Irving visits Carmine and admits to the scam but says he has a plan to help him. Carmine throws Irving out, and the loss of their friendship deeply upsets Irving. The federal agents inform Irving that their $2 million is missing and that they have received an anonymous offer to return the money in exchange for Irving and Sydney's immunity and a reduced sentence for Carmine.

It is revealed that Alfonse Simone, with whom Richie had arranged the wire transfer, was a con man working with Irving and Sydney. Amado accepts the deal, and Stoddard removes Richie from the case, which ends his career. The congressmen are prosecuted, and so is Carmine, who is sentenced to 18 months in prison. Irving and Sydney move in together and open a legitimate art gallery, while Rosalyn lives with Pete and shares custody of Danny with Irving.

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• Christian Bale as Irving Rosenfeld (based on Mel Weinberg)
• Bradley Cooper as Richie DiMaso
• Amy Adams as Sydney Prosser / Lady Edith Greensly (based on Evelyn Knight)
• Jeremy Renner as Mayor Carmine Polito (based on Angelo Errichetti)
• Jennifer Lawrence as Rosalyn Rosenfeld (based on Marie Weinberg)
• Louis C.K. as Stoddard Thorsen
• Jack Huston as Pete Musane
• Michael Peña as Paco Hernandez / Sheik Abdullah
• Shea Whigham as Carl Elway
• Alessandro Nivola as Anthony Amado
• Robert De Niro as Victor Tellegio (uncredited){{Cite web |last=Bernstein |first=Paula |date=2013-12-11 |title=10 New Things We Learned About American Hustle: De Niro Didn't Recognize Christian Bale, Why Bradley Cooper Curled His Hair & More |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/10-new-things-we-learned-about-american-hustle-de-niro-didnt-recognize-christian-bale-why-bradley-cooper-curled-his-hair-more-241428/ |access-date=2023-09-24 |website=IndieWire}}
• Elisabeth Röhm as Dolly Polito
• Paul Herman as Alfonse Simone
• Saïd Taghmaoui as Irv's Sheik Plant
• Matthew Russell as Dominic Polito
• Thomas Matthews as Francis Polito
• Adrian Martinez as Julius
• Anthony Zerbe as Horton Mitchell
• Colleen Camp as Brenda
• Dawn Olivieri as Cosmo Girl
• Erica McDermott as Carl Elway's Assistant
• Jack Jones (Jazz Quartet Singer)

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The film began as an Eric Warren Singer screenplay titled American Bullshit. It was listed at #8 on the 2010 Black List of unproduced screenplays. The production was set up at Columbia Pictures, with Charles Roven and Richard Suckle producing through Atlas Entertainment, who initially considered Ben Affleck to direct, before David O. Russell ultimately signed on to helm the film.[https://deadline.com/2011/01/ben-affleck-eyes-black-list-abscam-drama-american-bullshit-as-town-followup-97857/ "Affleck Eyes Blacklist Abscam Drama"], Deadline.com, January 18, 2011 Russell rewrote Singer's screenplay, replacing the characters with caricatures of their respective real-life figures.{{cite magazine|last1=Denby|first1=David|title=Grand Scam "American Hustle".|magazine=The New Yorker|date=December 6, 2013|issue=December 2013 issue|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/12/16/grand-scam|access-date=November 30, 2014}} Russell regarded Hustle, a highly fictionalized version of the Abscam scandal of the late 1970s and early 1980s, as the third in a loose trilogy of films about ordinary people trying to live passionate lives.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/15/magazine/david-o-russell-in-conversation.html |title=David O. Russell: In Conversation|author=Elle Leonsis|magazine=The New York Times Magazine|date=December 11, 2013 |access-date=September 15, 2016}}

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Principal photography started on March 8, 2013, and wrapped in May 2013.{{cite web|title=David O Russell's 'American Hustle' Halts Production Because Of Boston Manhunt|url= https://deadline.com/2013/04/boston-manhunt-forces-david-o-russells-american-hustle-to-halt-production-479260/|work=Deadline Hollywood|publisher=PMC|access-date=August 17, 2013|date=April 19, 2013}}{{cite web|title=David O. Russell wraps work on 'American Hustle'|url=https://www.boston.com/names/2013/05/13/david-russell-wraps-work-american-hustle/wZ2YjaaqXoSiQnGZ1Z6rMN/story.html|publisher=Boston.com|access-date=August 17, 2013|date=May 13, 2013}} The film was shot in and around Boston, Massachusetts (such as in Worcester), and in New York City.{{cite web|last=Warner|first=Kara|title=David O. Russell's Next Movie Now Called 'American Hustle'|url= https://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/david-o-russell-next-movie-now-called-american-194647084.html |work=Yahoo! Movies|access-date=August 17, 2013|date=April 16, 2013}}{{cite web|title=Jennifer Lawrence, Amy Adams strip in American Hustle trailer|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/watch-trailer-bradley-cooper-jennifer-lawrence-amy-adams-strip-in-american-hustle/1/297451.html|work=India Today Online|access-date=August 17, 2013|date=August 1, 2013}} Filming was put on hold in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, with the city in lockdown. After lockdown was lifted, the film wrapped its Boston shoot and spent its final few days of production in New York City.[https://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/boston-lockdown-filming-suspended-david-o-russell-abscam-181437788.html "Boston Manhunt Forces Shutdown on American Hustle"], Yahoo.com, April 19, 2013 The soundtrack, released by Madison Gate Records and Legacy Recordings on December 6, 2013, features a selection of popular music from the 1970s and 1980s.{{cite web |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/reviews/a31522/american-hustle-soundtrack/ |title=David O. Russell Breaks Down the Grammy-Nominated 'American Hustle' Soundtrack |last1=Slate |first1=Jeff |date=8 December 2014 |website=Esquire |access-date=1 July 2025}}

Director David O. Russell released the teaser trailer for the film on July 31, 2013,{{cite news|title=Hot Teaser: David O. Russell's 'American Hustle'|url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/07/hot-teaser-david-o-russells-american-hustle/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801191801/http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/hot-teaser-david-o-russells-american-hustle/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 1, 2013|access-date=July 31, 2013|newspaper=Deadline Hollywood|date=July 31, 2013}} and a theatrical trailer was released on October 9, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://thetarge.co.uk/hub-culture/film/cooper-lawrence-reunite-in-american-hustle-trailer/0122|title=Cooper, Lawrence reunite in American Hustle trailer|date=October 10, 2013|access-date=October 10, 2013|archive-date=October 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013005728/http://thetarge.co.uk/hub-culture/film/cooper-lawrence-reunite-in-american-hustle-trailer/0122|url-status=dead}} The film received nationwide United States release on December 13, 2013.{{cite news|title=First Look: David O. Russell's 'American Hustle'|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/07/29/first-look-david-o-russell-film-american-hustle/2593177/|access-date=August 13, 2013|newspaper=USA Today|date=July 29, 2013}}

American Hustle was released on DVD and Blu-ray on March 18, 2014.{{cite web |title=American Hustle - Blu-Ray |url=https://www.ign.com/movies/american-bull/blu-ray-20012594 |website=IGN |access-date=February 10, 2014 }} A Steelbook 10th Anniversary was released on May 21, 2024.

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Variety estimated the production budget at $40 million. When producer Charles Roven was asked if the budget was in the $40 to $50 million area, he responded: "I'd say that's a good zone."{{cite web|author=Steve Chagollan|date=November 19, 2013|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/features/hustle-ups-ante-for-charles-roven-david-o-russell-1200852273/|title='Hustle' Ups Ante for Charles Roven, David O. Russell|work=Variety|quote=When pressed with a $40 million-$50 million figure, Roven responds: "I'd say that's a good zone."|access-date=December 13, 2013}}

The film earned $150.1 million in North American and $101.1 million in international markets, for a worldwide total of $251.2 million.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=davido2013.htm|title=American Hustle |work=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 9, 2014 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/American-Hustle|title=American Hustle}} It made a net profit of $27 million when factoring together all expenses and revenues for the film.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sony-hack-reveals-top-secret-754491|title=Sony Hack Reveals Top-Secret Profitability of 2013 Movies|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=December 5, 2014|access-date=June 29, 2017}}

American Hustle received critical acclaim, with high praise directed towards Bale, Adams, Cooper and Lawrence's performances.{{cite web |last=Rooney |first=David |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/american-hustle-film-review-660832|title=American Hustle: Film Review |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=December 4, 2013|access-date=December 26, 2016}}{{cite web |last=Chang |first=Justin |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/american-hustle-review-1200907269/|title=Film Review: 'American Hustle'|work=Variety |date=December 4, 2013 |access-date=December 26, 2016}}{{cite web |last=Macnab |first=Geoffrey |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/american-hustle-film-review-jennifer-lawrence-is-brilliant-as-the-neurotic-housewife-9015601.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405160823/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/american-hustle-film-review-jennifer-lawrence-is-brilliant-as-the-neurotic-housewife-9015601.html |archive-date=2016-04-05 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|title=American Hustle, review: 'Jennifer Lawrence is brilliant as the neurotic housewife'|work=The Independent |date=December 19, 2013|access-date=August 17, 2017}} Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 92% rating, based on 299 reviews, with an average score of 8.2/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "Riotously funny and impeccably cast, American Hustle compensates for its flaws with unbridled energy and some of David O. Russell's most irrepressibly vibrant direction."{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/american_hustle|title=American Hustle (2013)|work=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Fandango Media|access-date=November 20, 2022}} Metacritic gives a score of 90 out of 100, based on 47 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/american-hustle|title=American Hustle Reviews|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=Metacritic|access-date=December 19, 2013}} Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of B+ on an A+ to F scale.{{Cite web |last=Vejvoda |first=Jim |date=2018-03-03 |title=CinemaScores: What Audiences Think of Jennifer Lawrence Movies |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/03/03/cinemascores-what-audiences-think-of-jennifer-lawrence-movies |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=IGN |language=en}}

Christy Lemire awarded the film four out of four stars, praising David O. Russell's directing and the relationship between Irving and Sydney, as well as Jennifer Lawrence's portrayal of Rosalyn. She writes: "For all its brashness and big personality, American Hustle is a character study at its core—an exploration of dissatisfaction and drive, and the lengths to which we're willing to go for that elusive thing known as a better life."{{cite web|first=Christy|last=Lemire|author-link=Christy Lemire|date=December 13, 2013|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/american-hustle-2013|title=American Hustle|publisher=RogerEbert.com|access-date=December 18, 2013}} Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film an A+, especially complimenting Bradley Cooper's performance and stating that American Hustle was "the best time I've had at the movies all year". He later named it the year's best film.{{cite news|author-link=Richard Roeper|first=Richard|last=Roeper|url=http://www.richardroeper.com/reviews/americanhustle.aspx|title=American Hustle|publisher=Chicago Sun-Times via RichardRoeper.com|date=December 13, 2013|access-date=December 18, 2013}} Time magazine's Richard Corliss wrote: "American Hustle is an urban eruption of flat-out fun—the sharpest, most exhilarating comedy in years. Anyone who says otherwise must be conning you."{{cite magazine|author-link=Richard Corliss|first=Richard|last=Corliss|date=December 5, 2013|url=https://entertainment.time.com/2013/12/05/american-hustle-sex-scandal-and-flat-out-fun/|title=American Hustle: Sex, Scandal and Flat-Out Fun|magazine=Time|access-date=December 20, 2013}}

Peter Debruge of Variety was critical of the film, calling it "a sloppy sprawl of a movie" and complaining that the improvisational performances overwhelm, instead of adding to a coherent plot. He also went on to write that it "makes your brain hurt—and worse, overwhelms the already over-complicated Abscam re-telling at the center of the film".{{cite news|first=Peter|last=Debruge|date=December 16, 2013|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/awards/how-american-hustle-conned-the-critics-1200963635/|title=How American Hustle Conned the Critics|work=Variety|access-date=December 17, 2013}}

{{Main|List of accolades received by American Hustle}}

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American Hustle received seven Golden Globe Award nominations; it won for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, with Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence winning Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, respectively.{{cite news|title=Golden Globes 2014: full list of winners|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/golden-globes/10567600/Golden-Globes-2014-full-list-of-winners.html|access-date=December 6, 2014|work=The Telegraph|publisher=Telegraph Media Group Limited|date=January 13, 2014}}{{cite news|author1=Variety Staff|title=Golden Globe Winners: Complete List|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/golden-globe-awards-winners-2014-list-golden-globes-1201050486/|access-date=December 6, 2014|work=Variety|publisher=Variety Media, LLC|date=January 12, 2014}}

The film received ten Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and all four acting categories,{{cite web|url=http://oscar.go.com/nominees |title=The Nominees: Recognizing the year's best films |publisher=The Oscars |access-date=January 24, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219195852/http://oscar.go.com/nominees |archive-date=February 19, 2017 }} but did not win in any category. The film received the second highest number of nominations for a film which did not win any Oscars, a distinction it shares with Gangs of New York, True Grit, The Irishman and Killers of the Flower Moon, after the 11 for The Turning Point and The Color Purple. It was the 15th film ever to be nominated in the four acting categories, and only the second since 1981, after Silver Linings Playbook, which Russell also directed.Ehbar, Ned (February 28, 2014). "Did you know?" Metro. New York City. p. 18 Of the fifteen such films, it joins only My Man Godfrey and Sunset Boulevard to not win any acting awards.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/oscar-nominations-by-numbers-fun-671357|title=Oscar Nominations by the Numbers: Fun Facts and Shocking Stats|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 16, 2014}}

The film took top honors at the 20th Screen Actors Guild Awards, winning for Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture.{{cite news|last1=Associated Press|title=American Hustle takes Screen Actors Guild award to edge ahead for Oscars|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/jan/19/american-hustle-screen-actors-guild-oscars|access-date=November 30, 2014|newspaper=The Guardian|date=January 18, 2014}}

The film was nominated for ten British Academy Film Awards, with Jennifer Lawrence winning for Actress in a Supporting Role and David O. Russell and Eric Warren Singer winning for Best Original Screenplay.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a541988/bafta-film-awards-2014-nominations-in-full.html|title=BAFTA Film Awards 2014 – nominations in full|website=Digital Spy|date=January 8, 2014|access-date=January 8, 2014}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26218678|title=Bafta Film Awards 2014: Full list of winners|work=BBC News|date=February 16, 2014|access-date=March 9, 2014}}

In October 2014, science writer Paul Brodeur filed a defamation lawsuit against the producers and distributors of American Hustle, based on a line in the film in which Rosalyn tells Irving that microwave ovens take the nutrition out of food, stating that she read so in an article by Brodeur. In real life, Brodeur has written books, including The Zapping of America, about the dangers of microwave radiation but claims he has never stated the process removes a food's nutrition.{{cite web|last1=Siegemund-Broka|first1=Austin|date=October 31, 2014|title='American Hustle' Sparks $1 Million Libel Suit Filed by Former 'New Yorker' Writer|url=https://www.yahoo.com/movies/american-hustle-sparks-1-million-libel-suit-filed-by-101422631012.html|website=Yahoo Movies|access-date=November 30, 2014}}{{cite magazine |last=D'Addario |first=Daniel |title=American Hustle Microwave Scene Sparks Lawsuit |magazine=Time |date=October 31, 2014 |url=https://time.com/3550964/american-hustle-jennifer-lawrence-paul-brodeur/ |access-date=November 30, 2014 }} The defendants immediately filed a motion under California's anti-SLAPP statute to strike the complaint and award them attorney fees, which the trial court initially denied.Brodeur v. Atlas Entertainment, Inc., 248 Cal. App. 4th 665, 668 (2016). The decision was reversed by the California Court of Appeal, which held that the motion should have been granted because "the general tenor of American Hustle, the entirely farcical nature of the 'science oven' scene, and the ditzy nature of the character uttering the allegedly defamatory statement, all indicate that an audience would not expect anything Rosalyn says to reflect objective fact" and that, in view of this, Brodeur "failed to carry his burden of showing a probability of prevailing on his defamation claim".Brodeur v. Atlas Entertainment, Inc., 248 Cal. App. 4th 665, 681 (2016).

{{Anchor|Accuracy|Differences from reality|Historicity|Historical authenticity}}

American Hustle is a dramatization of the FBI's Abscam sting operation in the late 1970s and early '80s that led to convictions of seven members of the United States Congress, among others. The film does not attempt to directly document the events of Abscam. The names are changed, and the film begins with the on-screen message, "Some of this actually happened".{{cite web|title=How Much of American Hustle Actually Happened?|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/12/12/american_hustle_true_story_fact_and_fiction_in_christian_bale_jennifer_lawrence.html|first=Evan|last=Hughes|date=December 12, 2013|publisher=Slate.com}} Major departures from reality include:

• In the film, Irving Rosenfeld begins a life of criminality when he smashes storefront windows as a child in order to provide more work for his father's glass-installation business. In real life, Melvin Weinberg began working for his father only as an adult. He did smash windows, however, and according to one article after Abscam was revealed, it was indeed done to shore up business for Weinberg's father.{{cite web|title=Mel Weinberg|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20078297,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104052254/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20078297,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 4, 2014|work=People|access-date=January 3, 2014|date=December 29, 1980}} A later report states that it was done at the behest of the local union, to punish businesses who used non-union glaziers.
• In the film, Camden Mayor Carmine Polito is shown as a selfless politician who gets involved in the scam only to provide jobs to his constituents. Irving feels so bad for Carmine that he engineers a reduced sentence for him. In reality, Camden mayor Angelo Errichetti had a reputation for committing crimes, despite being widely praised for caring about the people of Camden. During the Abscam operation he offered to get the fake sheik into illegal businesses such as money counterfeiting and drug smuggling. Though Weinberg developed a fondness for Errichetti as a man who "didn't beat around the bush", he made no attempt to protect Errichetti from prosecution.{{cite news |title=The Real Story and Lesson of the Abscam Sting in 'American Hustle'|url= http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/12/17/the-real-story-and-lesson-of-the-abscam-sting-in-american-hustle.html |first=Jimmy |last=So |date=December 17, 2013 |website=The Daily Beast |url-access=subscription }}
• Evelyn Knight, Weinberg's mistress on whom the character of Sydney Prosser is based, was involved in Weinberg's scams, though to a lesser extent than shown in the film, and she was not involved in Abscam. Also, she was English, not an American impersonating an English woman, as shown in the film.
• Weinberg's wife Cynthia Marie Weinberg, the basis for Rosalyn Rosenfeld, is not known to have had an affair with someone from the mafia, nor did she nearly blow Weinberg's cover. She was also of similar age to Melvin Weinberg, while the character of Rosalyn is portrayed as being significantly younger than her husband.{{cite magazine|title=American Hustle: The True Story|url=https://entertainment.time.com/2013/12/16/american-hustle-the-true-story/|first=Eliana|last=Dockterman|date=December 16, 2013|magazine=Time}}
• The character of Richie DiMaso is based, to some extent, on federal agent Tony Amoroso, although in real life Amoroso was just one of a number of agents involved in setting up and executing the scam.
• In the film, the sheik is impersonated by a Mexican-American FBI agent. In real life, the sheik was played by two different agents: first, briefly by an Irish-American Mike Denehy who spoke no Arabic, then by a Lebanese-American.

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