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I've been nominated for Emmys and Golden Globes, but I've never won one and I probably never will.
Denis Leary
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Denis Leary
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: August 18
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Worcester
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Denis Colin Leary
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People saying, 'Life didn't turn out the way I wanted it to.' Welcome to the club. I wanted to be the starting center-fielder for the Boston Red Sox, for chrissakes!
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If a character dies, you get to do a big, juicy death scene. But the flip side is you're out of the sequel, which is where the real money is.
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I'm really happy I went to a Catholic school because a lot of the repressive tactics they use make for great senses of humor.
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My biggest regret in life is that I didn't hit John Denver in the mouth while I has the chance.
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My cousin Jerry Lucey and five other firefighters died in a warehouse fire in Worcester, Mass. - my hometown - right in the middle of our old neighborhood downtown when a homeless couple started a fire to keep warm and the entire building went up. My cousin died trying to save homeless people who had already left the building.
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If you see me doing a new stand-up special, it probably means I've been out of work for a while.
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Jerry Lewis has been married twenty times. He gets married on a Tuesday, they find his wife dead in a swimming pool on Thursday. Maybe if you married someone who's old enough to swim next time, Ok Jerry?
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