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I think being a doctor is really hard, and it's really this thankless, never-ending job. It's not even that you get done with a project. There are always sick people.

Jim Gaffigan

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Jim Gaffigan
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: July 7
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James Christopher Gaffigan
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