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I was very dirty I was a very dirty comic. There was no way I would have gotten on TV with the act I had when I first started.

Gabriel Iglesias

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Gabriel Iglesias
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: July 15
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Stand-Up Comedian
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San Diego
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Gabriel Jesus Iglecias
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