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If I won the lottery I'd start a charity that helped little family hardware stores, cobblers and fruit shops open in city centres.

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Alexei Sayle
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: August 7
Comedian
Film Actor
Screenwriter
Television Actor
Writer
City of Liverpool
Alexei David Sayle
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