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I work a lot, and not just in Las Vegas.

I grew up in Denver, Colorado. After high school I went to Vegas.

I had a great time doing Vegas. It's just that it takes a lot of time.

I was born and raised in Las Vegas, and then I left there to go to the University of Evansville where I majored in theatre.

I came to Vegas because I wanted to, not because I thought it could help my career. I didn't even know they had comedy clubs here.

My Vegas act is how I make my money.

After Leaving Las Vegas I did assume that things would get a lot easier than they've been. But it's just been a mirror of the way my career's been from the beginning, so for it to have changed would have been strange. My career has never been perfect.

Almost six years ago, before I was given the incredible opportunity to be in 'Leaving Las Vegas,' I was going through a long period of artistic confusion. I'd spent years doing work that hadn't pushed me enough, and I was beginning to wonder if I had any talent.

Of course this is Vegas and it is the melting pot for all over the world, but people from all over the world know Donny and Marie. It is amazing. I have been in the business a long time to realize careers can be fleeting. Five years is a long career nowadays for some people, and here we are still going strong after 40 years.