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I used to limp around my neighborhood imitating him. I did my Bar Mitzvah with an Oklahoma drawl.

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Billy Crystal
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: March 14
Actor
Baseball Player
Comedian
Director
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Presenter
Screenwriter
Singer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
New York City
New York
William Edward Crystal
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Drawl
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Mitzvah
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Oklahoma

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