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I was very interested in vaudeville. It was the only sort of discipline that was a five-minute act on stage, which is what I really enjoyed and saw myself doing. And I bought books on it.
Steve Martin
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Steve Martin
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: August 14
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Waco
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