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 Andy Cohen, Ben Cohen Talk Tolerance
 
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          Feb 18, 2011
          
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Bravo executive Andy Cohen and British rugby player Ben Cohen teamed up for a message about accepting other people and celebrating differences. 

The men, who are not related but joked about their shared last name and brotherly similarities and differences, filmed the spot in the Watch What Happens Live studio over beers. 

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