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A lot of people have gotten into comedy because of certain influences in their lives or events that were painful, and I really have wracked my brain to figure it out. I pretty much have had a normal childhood. Maybe it was too normal.

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Will Ferrell
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: July 16
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