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There's the exciting part about comedy - if you catch an act just before they go mainstream, that's the best. After they hit the mainstream, everything gets watered down a little bit.

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Tommy Chong
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: May 24
Actor
Comedian
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Edmonton
Alberta
Thomas B. Kin Chong
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