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You know what I like? I like classic stuff. I like 'The Andy Griffith Show' - the variety of characters was so amazing to me.

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J. B. Smoove
Age: 59
Born: 1964
Born: December 16
Actor
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Plymouth
North Carolina
Jerry Angelo Brooks
Jerry Brooks
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