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Nothing is set up like a comedy bit. I did sitcoms for 10 years. Literally from 1989 to 1999. That's almost all I did. Whenever I got away from television I was like, Phew, thank God that's over. I am never going back.

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Thomas Haden Church
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: June 17
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And there have certainly been movies I wanted to be in and milestones I wanted to surpass that did not happen.
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