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The interesting trick of comedy, in a lot of ways, is to have both the comedy and the grounding of the real thing. You get a real sense of a human being.

Natasha Lyonne

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Natasha Lyonne
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: April 4
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Manhattan borough
New York City
Natasha Bianca Lyonne Braunstein
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