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Relationships end, but they don't end your life. But people do often spending more time finding out about failed relationships than finding successful ones.

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Steve Martin
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: August 14
Actor
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Banjoist
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Film Producer
Musician
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Playwright
Screenwriter
Street Artist
Waco
Texas
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