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My mom kind of led me toward acting. She wanted to be an actress when she was younger. That made me interested in it when I was a kid, because she and I are very close.

Stephen Colbert

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Stephen Colbert
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: May 13
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Stephen Tyrone Colbert
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