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It's important to be successful enough to be able to keep doing what you love.

Lyle Lovett

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Lyle Lovett
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: November 1
Actor
Film Actor
Record Producer
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Television Actor
Houston
Texas
Lyle Pearce Lovett
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That's right, you're not from Texas. But Texas wants you anyways.
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