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What if it's boring - or if it's not boring, it might be too revealing, or worse, it might be too revealing and still be boring.

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Lily Tomlin
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: September 1
Actress
Film Actor
Screenwriter
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Writer
Detroit
Michigan
Mary Jean Tomlin
Mary Jean Lily Tomlin
Revealing
Boring
Worse
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