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I wouldn't know what to do on a date. I don't have the time. To make a relationship work, I'd have to give something up, and I'm not so sure I'm willing to do that.

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Tim Gunn
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: July 29
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Washington
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Timothy MacKenzie Gunn
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