Gabe Kaplan on How Meeting Boxer Jack Dempsey Changed His Life

The actor and comedian Gabe Kaplan remembers his restless Brooklyn youth, filled with betting, bowling, and baseball—and how a fateful encounter with a famous boxer changed his life. 

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