George Burns
George Burns (January 20, 1896 – March 9, 1996), born Nathan Birnbaum, was an American comedian, actor, and writer.
His career spanned vaudeville, film, radio, and television, with and without his wife, Gracie Allen. His arched eyebrow and cigar smoke punctuation became familiar trademarks for over three quarters of a century. Beginning at the age of 79, Burns' career was resurrected as an amiable, beloved and unusually active old comedian, continuing to work until shortly before his death, in 1996, at the age of 100.
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 5.718 |
| Birthday | 1896-01-20 |
| Place of Birth | New York City, New York |
| Also Known As | Nathan Birnbaum, |
1968
The Movie Orgy
6.2/9
Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloopers, satirical short films and promotional and gov...
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The Movie Orgy
1933
International House
5.3/17
Foreign investors converge on a luxury hotel in China to bid on a new kind of radioscope. But, this is a hotel where Burns and Allen are the in-house...
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International House
1977
Oh, God!
6.466/119
When God appears to an assistant grocery manager as a good natured old man, the Almighty selects him as his messenger for the modern world.
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Oh, God!
1994
Radioland Murders
6/48
A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network.
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Radioland Murders
1979
Just You and Me, Kid
5.5/15
George Burns stars as a former vaudevillian who befriends a young runaway, played by 14-year old Brooke Shields, who is being chased by drug dealers.
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Just You and Me, Kid
1934
We're Not Dressing
6.6/8
Beautiful high society type Doris Worthington is entertaining guests on her yacht in the Pacific when it hits a reef and sinks. She makes her way to a...
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We're Not Dressing
1980
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
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A look back at the people, events, music, and trends of the 1970s.
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The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1977
The People's Command Performance: '77
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A celebrity lineup selected by a “specially conducted nationwide survey” entertains.
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The People's Command Performance: '77
1978
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
4.4/50
A small town band makes it big, but loses track of their roots, as they get caught up into the big-time machinations of the music biz. Now, they must...
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1980
Oh, God! Book II
5.2/40
God appears before 11-year-old Tracy Richards to ask for her help to spread his word and influence over the world which she suggests the slogan 'Think...
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Oh, God! Book II
1984
Oh, God! You Devil
5.6/39
George Burns is back as God, but oops, here he is as Satan, too. A young rock star is ready to sell his soul to Satan, and Satan is all too happy to o...
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Oh, God! You Devil
1939
Honolulu
6.1/7
Wanting a break from his overzealous fans, a famous movie star hires a Hawaiian plantation owner to switch places with him for a few weeks.
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Honolulu
1975
The Sunshine Boys
6.8/101
Lewis and Clark, aka The Sunshine Boys, were famous comedians during the vaudeville era, but off-stage they couldn't stand each other and haven't spok...
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The Sunshine Boys
1988
18 Again!
5.696/84
18 Again! is a 1988 comedy film starring George Burns and Charlie Schlatter. The plot involves a grandson switching souls with his grandfather by mean...
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18 Again!
1979
Going in Style
6.9/50
Three senior citizens in their 70s who live together are slowly decaying in endless days with nothing to do but feed the birds. One of them comes up w...
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Going in Style
1968
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
7.6/4
A Classic Holiday Celebration with Dean and Friends.
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The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1937
A Damsel in Distress
6.4/33
Lady Alyce Marshmorton must marry soon, and the staff of Tottney Castle have laid bets on who she'll choose, with young Albert wagering on 'Mr. X'. Af...
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A Damsel in Distress
1985
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
0/0
Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets was released by Playhouse Video in 1985, as part of a series of compilations featuring songs and sketches from The...
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Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
1932
Hollywood on Parade No. A-2
1/1
"Stuart Erwin acts as master of ceremonies in this variety skit, the second in the series produced by Lewis Llewyn for Paramount release. Erwin introd...
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Hollywood on Parade No. A-2
1956
The Solid Gold Cadillac
6.3/32
Laura Partridge is a very enthusiastic small stockholder of 10 shares in International Projects, a large corporation based in New York. She attends he...
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The Solid Gold Cadillac
1971
The Great Radio Comedians
8/1
Documentary about radio comedies primarily focused on Burns & Allen, Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy, The Jack Benny Program, Fibber McGee & Molly, Th...
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The Great Radio Comedians
1970
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
0/0
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Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
1982
George Burns in Concert
0/0
This 1982 concert shows the great George Burns at his absolute funniest, as he entertains a live audience.
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George Burns in Concert
1973
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
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This promotional short film for "Soylent Green" (1973) begins by showing clips of films that depicted what the future might be like beyond Earth. The...
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A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
1989
Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy
0/0
A posthumous tribute to comedy legend Lucille Ball by her frequent co-star Bob Hope features clips from many of their sketches and tributes from Georg...
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Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy
1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
6/1
Stars celebrate Bob Hope's 50 years with NBC.
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Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1981
Funnymen
0/0
Early home video relic from International Home Entertainment, Inc. Hosted by Marty Allen, this compilation also features stand-up by George Burns, Fra...
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Funnymen
1934
Six of a Kind
5.8/12
The Whinneys share expenses for their trip to Hollywood with George and Gracie and their great Dane. A clerk in Whinney's bank has put fifty thousand...
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Six of a Kind
1938
College Swing
6.8/6
Gracie Alden tries to graduate from college to get an inheritance.
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College Swing
1929
Lambchops
6.3/17
George and Gracie enter an elegant drawing room, looking everywhere for something. Turns out, they're looking for the audience, and when George spots...
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Lambchops
1933
Walking the Baby
5/1
Street-sweeper George flirts with a pretty, but dizzy, nursemaid in the park. Incorporates Burns & Allen's vaudeville "dizzy" routine.
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Walking the Baby
1933
College Humor
5.6/6
A college professor and the school's star football player are both rivals for the same beautiful coed.
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College Humor
1973
Ann-Margret: When You're Smiling
0/0
Ann-Margret's television special taped in front of a live audience at the Las Vegas Hilton.
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Ann-Margret: When You're Smiling
1935
The Big Broadcast of 1936
5.375/8
Two-bit radio station owner Spud Miller doubles as the station's sole announcer. On the verge of bankruptcy, Spud is receptive to the wacky notions of...
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The Big Broadcast of 1936
1936
The Big Broadcast of 1937
5/3
The employees of a failing radio station must put on a huge ratings winner to have any chance of continued operation.
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The Big Broadcast of 1937
1935
Love in Bloom
4/1
A young girl runs away from her carnival family to make it in New York and becomes involved with a young songwriter.
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Love in Bloom
1930
Fit to be Tied
5.8/4
George Burns tries to buy a tie in a department store filled with assorted kooks.
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Fit to be Tied
1935
Here Comes Cookie
7.2/5
A scatterbrained heiress opens her home to a succession of unemployed actors and vaudeville performers, then decides to produce her own show, much to...
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Here Comes Cookie
1932
The Big Broadcast
7.1/7
The top brass at a radio station believe their popular new star singer is paying more attention to his love life than to his career.
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The Big Broadcast
1970
Swing Out, Sweet Land
5/2
John Wayne and an all-star cast tell the story of America.
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Swing Out, Sweet Land
1936
College Holiday
5.2/3
College students rally to save a struggling hotel from closing. Comedy.
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College Holiday
1982
Two of a Kind
0/0
Nolie has just turned 21 but is retarded and acts more like 8. While claiming that she only wants to help him, his "smother" actually likes things tha...
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Two of a Kind
1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
8.5/4
Based on the first centenary of the largest exporter of films in the world, that is Hollywood, is the story told by its protagonists, actors and write...
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The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s
10/1
Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually get...
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Going Hollywood: The '30s
1987
A Beverly Hills Christmas
6/1
An evening of Christmas music from stars living in Beverly Hills, California.
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A Beverly Hills Christmas
1978
The Comedy Company
0/0
An ex-comedian fights to keep a failing nightclub alive as a showcase for aspiring young comics.
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The Comedy Company
1981
The George Burns (Early) Early, Early Christmas Special
0/0
George Burns hosts his first Christmas special. Special Guests: Bob Hope ; The Hawkins Family ; Ann-Margret
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The George Burns (Early) Early, Early Christmas Special
1978
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
7.8/6
Steve Martin's first network special for NBC offers part concert footage (shot at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles) and part sketch comedy.
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Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
1985
Night of 100 Stars II
8/2
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was t...
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Night of 100 Stars II
1999
Television: The First Fifty Years
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Trace the history of television and its impact on American culture with clips, newsreels, and exclusive interviews from television greats like Walter...
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Television: The First Fifty Years
1991
Montana Christmas Skies
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This 47-minute, 1991 CBS television special finds John Denver joined by friends Clint Black, Katy Mattea, and Patty Loveless on Montana's Fort Belknap...
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Montana Christmas Skies
1986
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
0/0
An all-star cast celebrates George Burn's 90th birthday and showcases highlights in Burns' career.
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Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
1933
Let's Dance
7/1
Sailor George and his pals visit the Roseland Dance Hall, where funny things happen between conversations with dizzy hostess Gracie.
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Let's Dance
1931
Pulling a Bone
5/2
At a department store, George seeks help in getting a bone out of his throat. No one will help him; lunch counter girl Gracie wants to talk about airp...
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Pulling a Bone
1952
Stars in the Eye
0/0
Various CBS stars appear in this one hour variety program about the opening of the brand new $7 million dollar CBS Television City Studios.
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Stars in the Eye
1978
Movie Movie
5.8/20
Three movie genres of the 1930s, boxing films, WWI aviation dramas, and backstage Broadway musicals, are satirized using the same cast.
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Movie Movie
1976
Joys
4/0
Over fifty of the greatest living comedians are called to a party at Bob Hope's house, where each of them is systematically killed (and their bodies t...
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Joys
1931
The Antique Shop
1/1
George is distracted from buying a statue by scatterbrained Gracie.
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The Antique Shop
1931
Once Over, Light
7/1
In the barbershop, a costumer contends with a barber hard-selling hair tonic, an obnoxious customer with a theory about World War I, and a dizzy manic...
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Once Over, Light
1932
Your Hat
5.5/2
George, working in a hat shop, gets tricky with the customers. Then Gracie comes in and drives him batty.
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Your Hat
1931
Oh, My Operation
0/0
George is mistaken for an accident victim and taken to the hospital. After his needless operation, he meets Nurse Gracie, who adds insanity to injury.
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Oh, My Operation
1932
The Babbling Book
0/1
Burns and Allen have a dizzy conversation in a bookstore.
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The Babbling Book
1931
100% Service
6/2
George registers at the Jefferson Hotel; after the desk clerk gives him the runaround, he meets Gracie at the cigar counter.
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100% Service
1986
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
6.7/15
Celebrities are interviewed about the social and working lives of Bugs, Daffy, Porky and the rest of the Looney Tunes.
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Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
2017
This Is Bob Hope...
8/1
During his career, Bob Hope was the only performer to achieve top-rated success in every form of mass entertainment. American Masters explores the ent...
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This Is Bob Hope...
1934
Many Happy Returns
5.3/3
Gracie Allen assumes the "management" of the shop owned by her papa Horatio Allen, turning it into a radio station and then an aviary---with the usual...
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Many Happy Returns
2002
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
2/1
The history of the irreverent "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" and the content battles it fought with its television network.
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Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1980
Ann-Margret: Hollywood Movie Girls
0/0
George Burns, Dom DeLuise, Danny De Vito, Dean-Paul Martin and Roger Moore provide arms for A-M to lean on as she impersonates Hollywood stereotypes,...
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Ann-Margret: Hollywood Movie Girls
1978
The Goldie Hawn Special
0/0
Goldie Hawn’s second TV special was in 1978, “The Goldie Hawn Special” and it was a sort of comeback for her, after she had been out of the spotlight...
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The Goldie Hawn Special
1970
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
6/1
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians is a 1970 American animated television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions. After the Christmas special Frosty the...
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The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
1992
Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
0/0
Co-stars and celebrity admirers go through Benny's entire career
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Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
1994
A Century of Cinema
8/2
A look back at the first 100 years of the movies.
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A Century of Cinema
1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
5/1
For the first time in their careers, all the Muppets (except the ones that couldn't make it, like the Doozers, Gorgs and most of the Fraggles) have ga...
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The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1998
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
5/1
Video series spotlighting memorable moments and roasts hosted by Dean Martin. "Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts" were periodic specials aired in the 1970s...
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The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1975
The Lion Roars Again
0/0
A chronicle of the 1975 International Press Conclave hosted by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer over two days in May 1975.
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The Lion Roars Again
1981
John Denver with His Special Guest George Burns: Two of a Kind
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A variety special starring John Denver and special guest George Burns.
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John Denver with His Special Guest George Burns: Two of a Kind
1982
George Burns and Other Sex Symbols
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George Burns celebrates his new-found status as a celebrity sex symbol with guests and collection of beautiful women of all ages. With singing, dancin...
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George Burns and Other Sex Symbols
1983
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
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A celebration of how the very young and the very old appreciate and enjoy each other via sketches and variety performances.
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Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
1983
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
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An all-star celebrity tribute to celebrate George Burns 80th Anniversary in show business.
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George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
1968
Carol Channing and 101 Men
0/0
Carol Channing hosts musical variety special with guests Walter Matthau, George Burns, U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Chorale, The Association, Eddy Arn...
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Carol Channing and 101 Men
1982
Night of 100 Stars
6/1
The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City...
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Night of 100 Stars
1974
One More Time
0/0
Musical comedy stars of the past and present bridge the musical generation gap as they perform their particular specialties and re-create some memorab...
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One More Time
1989
George Burns: His Wit and Wisdom
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George Burns shows viewers an average day in his life, teaches them his exercise regime, meets with his famous friends and reminisces about his past-...
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