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I used to do stuff at college. I could do voices. I could make some people laugh. I wasn't the class clown, but I knew I had this skill.

Steve Coogan

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Steve Coogan
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: October 14
Actor
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Comedian
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Film Actor
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Middleton
Greater Manchester
Stephen John Coogan
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College
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