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I think all comics borrow from each other. Only a few have an original voice, and I wasn't one of them. In the end, I couldn't figure out who to steal from, so I stopped doing it.
Steve Buscemi
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Steve Buscemi
Age: 66
Born: 1957
Born: December 13
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