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I did Popeye and Ronald Reagan and everybody was saying things like yeah he's a cute little kid but I started, little by little, telling stories about people I'd met and expanded my voices.

Gabriel Iglesias

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Gabriel Iglesias
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: July 15
Actor
Comedian
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Stand-Up Comedian
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San Diego
California
Gabriel Jesus Iglecias
Fluffy
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Everybody
Reagan
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