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I've always got the road. Stand-up makes you so autonomous and self-sufficient that it really helps with that part of show business.

Louis C. K.

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Louis C. K.
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: September 12
Actor
Cabaret Artist
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Stand-Up Comedian
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Tecamac Municipality
Louis Székely
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