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You are what you think ... geez, that's frightening.

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Lily Tomlin
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: September 1
Actress
Film Actor
Screenwriter
Stage Actor
Television Actor
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Detroit
Michigan
Mary Jean Tomlin
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