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I don't subscribe to the theory that all politicians are crap. I think the 'cool people' often take that position.

Eddie Izzard

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Eddie Izzard
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: February 7
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Scrabble was invented by Nazis to piss off kids with dyslexia.
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When I was seven, I said, I want to act. When I was 10, I realized that films exist, and I wanted to be in them. Not a comedian, I wanted to be a dramatic actor. Films just seemed such fun, and like such a great thing to do.
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