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The most influential thing was the two Chris Rock specials that came out when I was in high school. I was obsessed with that stuff.

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Aziz Ansari
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: February 23
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Aziz Ishmael Ansari
Aziz Ismail Ansari
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