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If you say you've had a nervous breakdown or things aren't right mentally, people run away from you. They think you're from 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest,' you know.

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Frank Bruno
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: November 16
Boxer
Professional Boxer
London
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