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I'm a perfectionist and if I start making changes, I'll never stop.

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Al Franken
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: May 21
Actor
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Journalist
Politician
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United States Senator
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New York City
Alan Stuart Franken
Alan Stuart Al Franken
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