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We [with Les Charles] started talking about hotel stories, and we found that a lot of the action was happening in the hotel bar. We actually thought of that while we were in a bar: Why would anyone ever leave here?

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Amy Poehler
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: September 16
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