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title: "5 Tommy Boy Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [I've got people who like Tommy Boy, but they're getting older and there's a whole new wave of college kids who see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-spade/i-ve-got-people-who-like-tommy-boy-but-they-re-getting-older-and/)

[David Spade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-spade/)

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> [The 'Wide Awake Club' had a team of five - Timmy Mallett, Arabella Warner, James Baker, Tommy Boyd and me. I'd never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michaela-strachan/the-wide-awake-club-had-a-team-of-five-timmy-mallett-arabella-warner/)

[Michaela Strachan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michaela-strachan/)

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> [ I know, there are so many great lines \[in Tommy Boy\]. People say to me, "Did you eat paint chips for a… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-lowe/i-know-there-are-so-many-great-lines-in-tommy-boy-people-say-to-me/)

[Rob Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-lowe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/rob-lowe-855_boys_i-know-there-are-so-many-great-lines-in_2311475.jpg)

> [My roles in comedies from 'Austin Powers' to 'Tommy Boy' to 'Wayne's World,' were sort of comedic 'straight man' parts. My character…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-lowe/my-roles-in-comedies-from-austin-powers-to-tommy-boy-to-wayne-s-world/)

[Rob Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-lowe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/024/rob-lowe-855_appears_my-roles-in-comedies-from-austin-powers_2679388.jpg)

> [ \[Wayne's World and Tommy Boy\] was all from hosting Saturday Night Live the first time \[in 1990\]. I just had such a… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-lowe/wayne-s-world-and-tommy-boy-was-all-from-hosting-saturday-night-live/)

[Rob Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-lowe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c90/rob-lowe-855_be-grateful_wayne-s-world-and-tommy-boy-was-all-from_3055646.jpg)

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