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I used to limp around my neighborhood imitating him. I did my Bar Mitzvah with an Oklahoma drawl.
Billy Crystal
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Billy Crystal
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: March 14
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Baseball Player
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New York City
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William Edward Crystal
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