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I wish I was like you! You know startled by direct sunlight.

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Dylan Moran
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: November 3
Comedian
Film Actor
Screenwriter
Television Actor
Dylan William Moran
Humor
Funny
Wish
Like
Startled
Sunlight
Direct

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