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People go to the zoo and they like the lion because it's scary. And the bear because it's intense, but the monkey makes people laugh.

Lorne Michaels

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Lorne Michaels
Age: 79
Born: 1944
Born: November 17
Film Actor
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Television Actor
Television Producer
City of Toronto
Lorne David Lipowitz
People
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Scary
Bear
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Zoos
Bears
Monkey
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Lion
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