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It's easier to put on slippers than to carpet the whole world.

Al Franken

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Al Franken
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: May 21
Actor
Comedian
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Journalist
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Television Producer
United States Senator
Manhattan borough
New York City
Alan Stuart Franken
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