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Even the most powerful people at a given point in terms of class, will all play by the same rules.

Lorne Michaels

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Lorne Michaels
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: November 17
Film Actor
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Television Actor
Television Producer
City of Toronto
Lorne David Lipowitz
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