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My last public performance for money was in 1967. For free, it was 1972, with the exception of two little one-shot, one-song things. But that's just for friends, out of friendship for the people involved, and also because it was fun.

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Tom Lehrer
Age: 96
Born: 1928
Born: April 9
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