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I liked 35 and in both my novels that is the age of the lead characters. I tried making them my age but they just seemed to keep moaning about stuff.

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Alexei Sayle
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: August 7
Comedian
Film Actor
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Television Actor
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City of Liverpool
Alexei David Sayle
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Everyone I used to work with is still alive and can afford expensive lawyers.
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I always thought communism was crap, really.
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