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No, generally I think influence is used as a nice word for plagiarism.

Gilbert Gottfried

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Gilbert Gottfried
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: February 28
Actor
Comedian
Podcaster
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Brooklyn
New York
Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried
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