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DEBRA MESSING-5 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ME
Closer US
|October 23, 2023
THE EMMY-WINNING WILL & GRACE STAR ON FAME, FAMILY AND FINDING CONFIDENCE
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CAROL BURNETT CHANGED MY LIFE “I grew up in Rhode Island in the woods,” says Debra. “We were isolated, and my parents watched The Carol Burnett Show religiously, and as a little girl, I was mesmerized. Seeing a woman lead a show, being bold and brave and courageous and goofy and a chameleon — it made me believe that wanting to do that too wasn’t a pipe dream, that it wasn’t impossible.”
This story is from the October 23, 2023 edition of Closer US.
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