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You have to realize, when you're a comedian, that you have to have a thick skin. And trust me, being onstage in front of people is already difficult enough. Somebody's personal attack in an email is not as hard as getting onstage.

Dane Cook

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Dane Cook
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: March 18
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Dane Jeffrey Cook
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