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I'd like to do a little bit of everything. I think the only thing I can't do is a British accent, so that's out. No Shakespeare for me. Unless it's like one of those modern-day remakes.

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Jenny Slate
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: March 25
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Milton
Massachusetts
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