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Asia's crowded and Europe's too old, Africa is far too hot and Canada's too cold. And South America stole our name, let's drop the big one.

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Randy Newman
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: November 28
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Randall Stuart Newman
Randall S. Newman
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