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Most of an award-show host's job is showing up and keeping a cool head and soldiering through it, whether it's the Oscars or the Hallmark Channel's 'Hero Dog Awards.'
Rob Sheffield
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Rob Sheffield
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: February 2
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