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I'd always been scared of people with tertiary education and high intellects in case they found me wanting. I thought they viewed me as just a welder who knew a few jokes.

Billy Connolly

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Billy Connolly
Age: 81
Born: 1942
Born: November 24
Actor
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Stand-Up Comedian
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Glasgow
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Sir William Connolly
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