Oliver Platt has a knack for popping up in unexpected places. From Working Girl and Modern Family to Miami Vice and The West Wing, the actor knows how to steal a scene, no matter the role he’s playing. After nine years as Dr. Daniel Charles on NBC’s Chicago Med, Platt told his agent he was ready to spice things up again. The first call that came in was the part of Uncle Jimmy in The Bear, starring Jeremy Allen White. In true Platt fashion, the character became one of the show’s most beloved, securing the actor his fifth Emmy nomination. With The Bear’s third season out now, Platt is ready for a new guest appearance—this time as himself in AIR MAIL’s Imperfect Ending questionnaire. —Clara Molot
Least Favorite Color: Teal.
Preferred Deadly Sin: Sloth.
Least Favorite Habit (in you): See above.
Least Favorite Song: “Happy Birthday” … because I’m told my forced smile has become painful to behold. And because it takes me three breaths to blow out the candles. So … no.
Item of Clothing You Would Never Wear: Competition Speedo.
LEAST FAVORITE CONVERSATION TOPIC:
Wine. Floral notes? Sandalwood notes? Kill-me-now notes?
Worst Form of Transport: Zip line. I’d rather sit in traffic and skip the harness.
Preferred Form of Revenge: Tiger Balm in the undies. Trust me.
Favorite Curse Word: Fuck.
Worst N.Y.C. Moment: Standing in the middle of lower Fifth Avenue watching the second tower fall.
THINGS YOU SAID BUT WISH YOU HADN’t: Promising my kids that Trump would never win.
Least Favorite Apology: Ones that aren’t.
Least Favorite Present you’ve Received: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen R. Covey.
Least Favorite Team: Manchester City F.C.
Last Words Before Execution: “You forgot the nuts on my banana fucking split.”
Oliver’s Inessentials
Season Three of The Bear is available for streaming on Hulu
