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After he was happy with the results (he practiced many times, as it was difficult for him to hold a pen at that point), Chopra Jonas surprised him with the tattoo, and he couldn t have been happier.
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Speaking with PEOPLE, Chopra Jonas says she looked up to her kind, gentle, sensitive father like he was everything I wanted to be. Ever since I was a kid, I always wanted to be like my dad, she shares. I was like, I want to be the person who s the funniest in the room. I want to be on stage and own it like he does. I want to be excellent at surgery. I want my life to mean something.