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You can't make your kids what you want them to be. They are who they are and you have to help them to succeed in the world as best you can.

Cyndi Lauper

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Cyndi Lauper
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: June 22
Actor
Composer
Film Actor
Manager
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
New York City
New York
Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper
Cynthia Lauper
Reina Del Pop Punk
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Helping
Kids
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Children
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