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Fat Charlie lives a very dull life in London. He has a dull job, his relationship with his financee is dull, and he seems to be satisfied to live without drawing attention to himself in any way. That was the way that his father lived--in the limelight and star of every show. Then Fat Charlie finds out that his father has died--dropped dead while singing karaoke--and he travels to the United States for his funeral. There his life begins to spin out of control. He finds out that his father was Ana ...more
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