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People think I'm an overnight success. No. It's just that you all found me overnight.
Leslie Jones
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Leslie Jones
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: September 7
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Memphis
Tennessee
Annette Jones
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I always had a Twitter account. I always had an Instagram account. I was always active on it, always spoke my mind. To me, it's really weird that I got so many followers and people that pay attention the way they do. It's hilarious, actually, because people didn't used to listen to me at all. I used to be like, Does anybody hear me talkin'?
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If I see someone not laughing, the first thing I'm thinking is, OK, am I cursing too much? Am I doing a joke he doesn't understand? Is he resting? Then he starts becoming my focal point. Once I see him laugh, I'm like, [snap] All right, now I'm funny.
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I take care of everybody. I'm either hugging you or making sure that you're not sick, because my backpack has every kind of medicine in it.
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