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The only actor who I think probably might have possibly taken a swing at me if he could have would be Burt Reynolds. He used to call Roger and me the Bruise Brothers, out of Chicago.

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Gene Siskel
Age: 53 †
Born: 1946
Born: January 26
Died: 1999
Died: February 20
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