James Lipton

James Lipton's legacy will see him best remembered as the man who hosted Inside the Actors Studio, a show that sat actors down for a one-on-one interview with the man himself. Many famous actors found themselves under the gun with Lipton's famous 10-part questionairre (with answers from various guests):

1. What is your favorite word?

"Coconut milk." -Meryl Streep

2. What is your least favorite word?

"Is 'Marky Mark' one word?" - Marky Mark Wahlberg

3. What turns you on?

"Something raw." -Angelina Jolie

4. What turns you off?

"Financial advice." -Hugh Laurie

5. What sound or noise do you love?

"I love the sound of an egg dropping in milk." -Conan O'Brien

6. What sound or noise do you hate?

"Vacuum cleaner." - Johnny Depp

7. What is your favorite curse word?

"Cocksucking motherfucker." -Jack Lemmon

8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?

"You know, I always thought about being a teacher, actually." -Dave Chappelle

9. What profession would you not like to do?

"Financial advisor." -Hugh Laurie

10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?

"You're much better looking in-person." -Harrison Ford

But Inside the Actors Studio isn't the only thing Lipton has done in his career. He's a noted producer, singer and actor; highly respected in all those fields, at that. You may have even seen him in a few commercials, explaining the dangers of sexting and inexplicably giving people his beard:

But Lipton's crowning achievement--possibly even more so than Inside the Actors Studio--is his opus:

That's right, James Lipton composed the theme to ThunderCats. Suck on that, every interviewer in the history of everything.