Rainn Wilson was born in Seattle in 1966. An actor, comedian and producer, he is best known for his role as Dwight Schrute in The Office (US), for which he won three consecutive Emmy Award nominations.
As a child on the Mosquito Coast of Nicaragua, my first memory is of actual mosquitoes. I vividly recall, aged about three, waking up surrounded by netting and spending time every morning joyfully slapping to death the mosquitoes that hung like tiny bats in the webbing.
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