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Everyone is a little bitter. We're born bitter. The personality itself is really just a very complex defense mechanism. A reaction to the first time someone said, No you can't.

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Marc Maron
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: September 27
Actor
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Stand-Up Comedian
Television Producer
Jersey City
New Jersey
Marcus David Maron
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