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I try to be cynical, but it's so hard to keep up.

Lily Tomlin

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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
Mary Jean Lily Tomlin
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