Robert Evans
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So Harvey Philip Spector, his name was not Phil, originally Harvey.
Harvey was his name.
Harvey Philip Spector was born on December 26, 1939 in the Bronx, New York.
That's at least what the birth records say.
His mom claimed that he was born on Christmas Day because she...
Honestly and truly, I think maybe believed that he was the second coming of Christ.
That was actually like... Good start.
Really, really like into it.
He had an older sister, Shirley, and an older brother who died just days after being born, who was just before him, which is a bit why he got the ultimate...
Jewish mother protection system going on over him for his whole childhood.
Ooh, yeah, so he is wrapped up, there's a wall between him and the real world.
Yes, absolutely, absolutely.
There are unconfirmed theories regarding Spector's extended family structure.
Some biographical accounts suggest his parents may have been closely related.
possibly even first cousins, though this has never been definitively proven, but he said it all the time.
He would tell people this.
He'd be like, my parents were cousins.
I was like, all right.