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Date of Birth
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23-May-1958
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Place of Birth
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Belleville
(St. Clair County, Illinois, United States of America)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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DeLaria, Lea, Lea De Laria, Lea deLaria
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Profession
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Comedian, Actor, Singer
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Lea DeLaria is an American comedian, actress, and jazz musician. The "famously controversial" DeLaria was "the first openly gay comic to break the late-night talk-show barrier" with her 1993 appearance on The Arsenio Hall Show.
DeLaria has performed stand-up comedy for over 25 years and is a prominent figure in the world of LGBT comedy. She began her career billing herself as "That Fucking Dyke"; she states "I called myself that because I would walk down the street and people would yell at me. But after two years of performing I would walk down the street and people would yell at me and I wouldn't know if they were a fan or not!"
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