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I don't think there'd be a Tina Fey now if I hadn't tried to look good in the beginning.

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Joan Rivers
Age: 81 †
Born: 1933
Born: June 8
Died: 2014
Died: September 4
Comedian
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Film Producer
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Screenwriter
Stage Actor
Television Actor
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Brooklyn
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Joan Alexandra Molinsky
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