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TV is a different animal. I belong on that little screen. The big silver screen, not so much, 'cause I've seen my face up close when it's 25-feet tall. I'm okay as long as you keep me in that little box.

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Steve Harvey
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: January 17
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