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I have a long list of things that make me mad.

Dick Cavett

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Dick Cavett
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: November 19
Actor
Artistic Gymnast
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Gibbon
Nebraska
Richard Alva Cavett
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My dream was maybe someday, one night I can be a guest on a talk show, and then I will have achieved everything I want.
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