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I started out as a very traditional actor. The first thing I ever did in terms of performance was singing.
Billy Eichner
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Billy Eichner
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: September 18
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Even when I was struggling and had horrible day jobs and wanted to be successful but wasn't finding my way in, I knew what I had to do. I knew I had to keep working at it and keep putting material out there, even if no one was paying me for it.
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I had a lot of fans in New York. The press would write about me, but I couldn't get a paying job.
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