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I don't want to be the one to break it to you, but the future ain't that funny.

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Albert Brooks
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: July 22
Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
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Television Actor
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Beverly Hills
California
Albert Lawrence Brooks
Albert Lawrence Einstein
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I've always felt like I work in a small little area that doesn't represent anything like the rest of society.
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