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Now comes the part where I relieve you, the little people, of the burden of your failed and useless lives. But remember, as my plastic surgeon always said: if you gotta go, go with a smile.
Jack Nicholson
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Jack Nicholson
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: April 22
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