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My parents took me to see Stevie Wonder when I was about 3, but my mom made us leave because everybody around us was smoking pot.

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Laura Benanti
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: July 15
Actor
Actress
Film Actor
Singer
Stage Actor
New York City
New York
Laura Ilene Benanti
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Don't wait for people to tell you who you are. Show them.
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For me, Twitter has given me a direct line to the world - it gave me an opportunity to be like, This is my voice.
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Just because you're a belter doesn't make you funny it just means that's how your pipes are set up.
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I don't like the word brand. When I see people creating a brand, it feels disingenuous.
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My biggest influence is someone I really don't know at all: Tina Fey. Smart, funny, beautiful, self-deprecating, also a mom and a wife.
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