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- Hi, I'm Lucy Liu, and it is an honor
to be on the set of Sesame Street right now.
My parents are from China.
And I was born in New York City, Queens,
not far from here,
in the studios of Kaufman Studios.
I did not speak English
for the beginning part of my life.
And my parents worked a lot, they were immigrants,
they were both born in China,
and they met in New York City.
So, I grew up and learned English
because of Sesame Street.
- A. - Got that.
Keep going.
- B.
C.
D.
E. - Yeah.
- F.
G.
- So Cookie Monster, the Count,
Big Bird, Snuffleupagus.
All of these wonderful family members
were part of my life.
So this is an extremely huge honor for me
to be here on the set
and to say, congratulations on 50 years
of absolute excellence,
and to be in everybody's hearts
from the age of three months and up.
I'm speechless, this is a dream come true.
I send all my love to all of the viewers
and to the crew, and the cast,
and the writers, Jim Henson.
I can die happy. (chuckles)
Thank you.
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