Article: Denis a menace no more; Sarah Ebner finds a calmer version of controversial actor Denis Leary; family oriented and -get this -smoking less!(Features)

DENIS Leary is standing in the corner of a hotel suite puffing away on a cigarette (ofcourse).He's 6' 3", wearing a black leather jacket,black T-shirt,black and grey striped trousers and -you've guessed it -black boots. As first impressions go, he's somewhat intimidating.

That daunting impression is not helped by what is generally known about Leary. The Irish-American comedian first shot to fame in the early 1990s with his one-man show,No Cure For Cancer, a general rant about America,politics,eating meat and smoking.

However,in recent years,Leary has given the impression of having softened. He's become a father, a bona fide movie star and is godfather ...

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