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When Jim Carrey signed on to star in [The Cable Guy], and then they asked me to produce it, I made a very brief plea to direct - which was rejected really as quickly as anything can be.
Judd Apatow
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Judd Apatow
Age: 56
Born: 1967
Born: December 6
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