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In show business, it takes 10 years to create an overnight success. You've heard that, right? But what you don't hear is that that's the exact same amount of time it takes to create a bitter failure.

Marc Maron

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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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