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I don't think I'd ever get thin, but I don't see why I should necessarily think that I couldn't You can't live your life for your routines.

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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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