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It's [Jail's] like being at school. Except you can't leave.

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Boy George
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: June 14
Autobiographer
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Disc Jockey
Fashion Designer
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Recording Artist
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Singer-Songwriter
George Alan O'Dowd
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