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It's important for a dancer to wear very tight underpants. I used to feel a bit exposed if I wasn't being held up in the right place.

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Bruce Forsyth
Age: 89 †
Born: 1928
Born: February 22
Died: 2017
Died: August 18
Comedian
Dancer
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Game Show Host
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Screenwriter
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Stage Actor
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Television Presenter
Edmonton
London
Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson
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