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Everyone has these two visions when they hold their child for the first time. The first is your child as an adult saying I want to thank the Nobel Committee for this award. The other is You want fries with that?.

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Robin Williams
Age: 63 †
Born: 1951
Born: July 21
Died: 2014
Died: August 11
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Chicago
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