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I was going to be valedictorian in elementary school, but I got into too many fights, and they made me salutatorian. I was smart back in the day. Now I'm just an idiot.

Marlon Wayans

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Marlon Wayans
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: July 23
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New York City
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Marlon Lamont Wayans
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