Celebrity Response
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Tom Hanks
Actor · January 2021 · First Questionert · Aired January 9, 2021
Question set: Original (2021)
1
What's the best sandwich?
Ham and swiss with tomato, lettuce, and mustard
2
What's one thing you own that you should really throw out?
Too much stationery and old notebooks
Colbert suggested a typewriter; Hanks refused: 'Hell no, you never throw away a typewriter'
3
What is the scariest animal?
A type of worm that lives in Australian beach sand
4
Apples or oranges?
Oranges
5
Have you ever asked someone for their autograph?
Yes — Willie Mays
Tried to get it at age 7 at Candlestick Park but couldn't get close enough
6
What do you think happens when we die?
We get to race automobiles and beat A.J. Foyt
7
What's your favorite action movie?
The Dirty Dozen
Launched into extended discussion about Lee Marvin
8
What's your favorite smell?
Vanilla
9
What's your least favorite smell?
—
Question was skipped in the edit
10
Exercise: worth it?
Yes
Flexed and showed off his 'trunk'
11
Flat or sparkling?
Sparkling
12
What's the most used app on your phone?
TuneIn Radio
First said camera but Colbert ruled it a capability, not an app
13
You only get one song to listen to for the rest of your life — what is it?
'Our Lips Are Sealed' — The Go-Go's
Sang a bit of the song on the spot
14
What number am I thinking of?
6
15
Describe the rest of your life in five words.
"A magnificent cavalcade of color"