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When I made 'Sleepwalk with Me,' many people asked me if was a novelty thing, a one-off. But this is the goal, I'm just hitting it 12 years after I thought I would.

Mike Birbiglia

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Mike Birbiglia
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: June 20
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Stand-Up Comedian
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