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My family isn't really all that different from anyone else's. Well, maybe they're a bit more entertaining.

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David Sedaris
Age: 67
Born: 1956
Born: December 26
Comedian
Essayist
Humorist
Writer
Binghamton
New York
David Raymond Sedaris
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Entertaining
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Maybe
Anyone
Family
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