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So I got home, and the phone was ringing. I picked it up, and said 'Who's speaking please?' And a voice said 'You are.'

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Tim Vine
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 4
Actor
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Television Presenter
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Timothy Mark Vine
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