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Actually, bizarrely, in America, I get more appreciation from the odd, unusual stuff I've done, almost because I'm not, if you like, famous in America as I am in England.

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Steve Coogan
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: October 14
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Stephen John Coogan
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