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What is comedy? Comedy is the art of making people laugh without making them puke.
Steve Martin
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Steve Martin
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: August 14
Actor
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Banjoist
Comedian
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Film Producer
Musician
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Street Artist
Waco
Texas
Steve Glenn Martin
Stephen Glenn Martin
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