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My first job. I got fired from this MTV prank show, or I didn't make the cut of what ended up being, as we all know, Boiling Points. It was my first professional job and I was bragging.
Nick Kroll
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Nick Kroll
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: June 5
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New York City
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