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Bill Murray is very, very happy that the Cubs won the World Series

CLEVELAND, OH - NOVEMBER 02: Actor Bill Murray reacts on the field after the Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in Game Seven of the 2016 World Series at Progressive Field on November 2, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cubs win their first World Series in 108 years. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - NOVEMBER 02: Actor Bill Murray reacts on the field after the Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in Game Seven of the 2016 World Series at Progressive Field on November 2, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cubs win their first World Series in 108 years. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
By Kelcie Willis
Nov 3, 2016

In case you didn't know, the Chicago Cubs won the 2016 World Series, ending their 108-year curse.

And nobody's happier about it than Bill Murray.

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The quirky actor is a huge Cubs fan. NME reported that when he wasn't cheering the Cubs' win with other fans and giving the World Series trophy a kiss, he interviewed Cubs president Theo Epstein in the locker room.

"Is there anyone you want to say hello to that you haven't thought about lately?' Murray asked Epstein.

"Yeah. You," Epstein said, spraying champagne in Murray's face.

Epstein thanked past and present Cubs players and fans.

"You guys are all world champs tonight," Epstein said. "I couldn't be happier for it."

"My mother thanks you. My father thanks you. My sisters thank you. My brothers thank you. I thank you," Murray said.

Watch the interview, from FS1, below:

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