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The TV commercials, which are endless and fairly crass, gave birth to Brock, the bad-lawyer character in Razor Girl. In real life you can find even sleazier examples than him.
Carl Hiaasen
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Carl Hiaasen
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: March 12
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