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Brian Williams
Alive
Born: 5/5/1959 in Ridgewood, New Jersey, USAAge: 65
Full name: Brian Douglas Williams
Noted For: TV news reporter and anchor; NBC (1993-2015), MSNBC (2016-2021). Fired by NBC for falsely claiming that a helicopter he was riding in in Iraq in 2003 was hit by an enemy projectile and forced to land. Also falsely claimed to have been "at the Brandenburg Gate the night the wall came down." Received 12 Emmy awards.
Quotation: "I made a mistake in recalling the events of twelve years ago."
