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I'm crazy about Shakespeare, who was a notorious word inventor. And my wife is an English teacher, and she's hilarious.

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Rob Delaney
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: January 19
Actor
Comedian
Television Actor
Marblehead
Massachusetts
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Hilarious
Shakespeare
English
Teacher
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