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Lex Luthor returns for the final episode of "Smallville"...but not before some fun.

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Oliver Trevena

Ever since I've known Oliver, then I'm sitting here with Oliver. And he's English, and I'm with a handy accent. I'm Oliver Trevena here at the Young Hollywood Studio with this handsome young man, Michael Rosenbaum. How are you?

Michael Rosenbaum

Really? Yeah. I'm handsome.

Oliver Trevena

Well, look at you. I mean, you got the, I don't know what the, the you look messy and good at the same time. How do you do that?

Michael Rosenbaum

I can't. You think I'm a slob. I look like. Mud. Mud. Messy and good, mud.

Oliver Trevena

And you're you're celebrating your 30th birthday. It's coming up.

Michael Rosenbaum

I'm 22. Plus a stack. I'll be 39 in July. Wow. Which is interesting because you asked me to be in Young Hollywood.

Oliver Trevena

You don't look a day above 37. Really?

Michael Rosenbaum

Yeah. You look at it. Thanks. I need these glasses. I I try to look smart, cuz I'm not very smart.

Oliver Trevena

You're a smart guy?

Michael Rosenbaum

No. I'm witty. Is that smart? If witty is smart, then maybe I'm a little smart.

Oliver Trevena

Halfway there with the glasses. Halfway there with the witty. Yeah. Have you ever been in drag?

Michael Rosenbaum

On Sundays.

Oliver Trevena

On Sundays. Seriously though. Have you ever been in drag?

Michael Rosenbaum

No.

Oliver Trevena

Would you ever do it?

Michael Rosenbaum

Yeah.

Oliver Trevena

Just no hesitation. Straight in the drag. Just yes. A lot of guys wouldn't say that. You're very comfortable.

Michael Rosenbaum

I will. With that. I'll try it and think once. Really? No. What else are we gonna talk about? What else is there to talk about?

Oliver Trevena

Well, Smallville. Let's do it, man. Season finale. Yeah. How was that?

Michael Rosenbaum

Well, not just Season Finale. End of Smallville. The series finale. Series finale. It's over. Ten years. It's emotional. It's like you were always a one step ahead of me, Clark. No matter how meticulously I prepared, no matter how strategic I was. If only I had known, I never stood a chance. It wasn't a competition. Of course it wasn't. You were born to be the chosen one. It was uh it was it was intense. It was a 20-hour day. And I'm wearing this bald cap that takes about four hours to put on me. Yeah. And I'm just I get on set. And I remember there's this big shot that finds my character. And I swear to God it comes down and it's like, "And action!" Boom. And I go, line. I don't it was so surreal. I look at Tom and Tom's just going, "Oh my God." Some of the old crew members from the show that weren't, you know, that left years ago, they came back to see me. Erica Durance who plays Supergirl, or not Supergirl, Lois Lane. Smallville was amazing. For my 35th birthday. Which we covered. Young Hollywood covered.

Young Hollywood

Young Hollywood covered that. Do you dress like this normally?

Michael Rosenbaum

It's kind of embarrassing. I got this with sisters. Tank top. Debbie Gibson, from the band Debbie Gibson. Yeah. I went off that. Terri Nunn from Berlin sang. Young MC. Yeah. Bust a Move. One of the best times of my life.

Young Hollywood

I wasn't there. I didn't know you then. That's the only excuse that I accept.

Michael Rosenbaum

That's a good excuse, right?

Young Hollywood

It's a good excuse. On your '80s note, your '80s birthday. We've got some quick '80s questions to see how much you know about the '80s cuz you're from the '80s.

Michael Rosenbaum

I hope they're not hard.

Young Hollywood

They're not. They're all got a reference to kind of your birthday anyway. Which of the following is not a video game from the '80s? Pac-Man. Donkey Kong. Sonic the Hedgehog. Or SimCity.

Michael Rosenbaum

SimCity. Sonic the Hedgehog. Cuz it came out in 1991. Sim what was SimCity?

Young Hollywood

Video game. Do you know what SimCity was?

Michael Rosenbaum

What was that? Look, you got the question what wrong. Just accept it. I didn't even heard of SimCity. I was playing Donkey Kong and Pac-Man.

Young Hollywood

Do you want to start again?

Michael Rosenbaum

No. It's just a question. There's not even a prize at the end of it.

Young Hollywood

Finish the lyrics to this '80s rap song. A girl starts walkin'. Guy starts gawkin'. Sits down next to you and starts talkin'. She says, "She wanna dance cuz she likes the groove."

Michael Rosenbaum

Come on. Come on fat so bust a move. And just bust a move.

Young Hollywood

But we'll take it. Yeah. Come on. I never know all the words to this song. Run DMC. Fat so. Didn't he say fat so at all?

Michael Rosenbaum

Fat so, yeah. Yeah. He does say fat so. I was right. I was right. He said. It's come on fat so just bust a move.

Young Hollywood

"Only in My Dreams" is a debut single from which '80s singer-songwriter actress? Ah. Ah. Come on.

Michael Rosenbaum

Ever since I've known Oliver, then I'm sitting here with Oliver. And he's English, and I'm with a handy accent. And he's gonna be 30. Debbie Gibson.

Young Hollywood

Chunk and Sloth share a love for what candy bar in the 1980 film "The Goonies"? If I didn't know that.

Michael Rosenbaum

Baby Ruth. Stupid. Baby Ruth. Stupid. Baby Ruth.

Young Hollywood

Which new wave band's top-selling single was "Take My Breath Away"? Oh I love that. From the film Top Gun.

Michael Rosenbaum

Take My Breath Away. That's a beautiful. We should dance like tomorrow from Berlin. We should dance. I know that one. We'll do a little number. Me and you. Tomorrow. "Take My Breath Away"? Yeah. Or pretty. Oliver. Michael. It's really great to be here. Really a treat. This will be edited, right? I hope so.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Oliver Trevena

    Host of the interview

  • Michael Rosenbaum

    Guest being interviewed

  • Clark

    Character mentioned from Smallville

  • Tom

    Likely referring to Tom Welling, co-star on Smallville

  • Erica Durance

    Actress who played Lois Lane on Smallville

  • Debbie Gibson

    80s singer mentioned for birthday party and trivia

  • Terri Nunn

    Singer from Berlin, mentioned for birthday party

  • Young MC

    Artist of 'Bust a Move' song

  • Run DMC

    Rap group mentioned in context of 'Bust a Move'

FAQ

Who interviewed Michael Rosenbaum?+
Michael Rosenbaum was interviewed by Oliver Trevena at the Young Hollywood Studio.
What show did Michael Rosenbaum discuss returning for?+
Michael Rosenbaum discussed returning for the series finale of "Smallville."
What was the theme of Michael Rosenbaum's past birthday party?+
Michael Rosenbaum's past birthday party was '80s themed, featuring guests like Terri Nunn from Berlin and Debbie Gibson.
What candy bar did Chunk and Sloth share in 'The Goonies'?+
Chunk and Sloth shared a Baby Ruth candy bar in the 1980 film "The Goonies."
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