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I've always been the king of silence. I've always been a minimalist comedian. I've taken my influence from Jack Benny, who was the king of that I've always done 'less is more.'

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Albert Brooks
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: July 22
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Albert Lawrence Brooks
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