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Politics is so personal, vicious and immediate, how are you going to get anything done? Even the local politics where I live have gotten so ugly.

Robin Williams

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Robin Williams
Age: 63 †
Born: 1951
Born: July 21
Died: 2014
Died: August 11
Actor
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Comedian
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Film Producer
Mime Artist
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Stand-Up Comedian
Television Actor
Chicago
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Robin McLaurin Williams
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