"MAGNUM P.I.," NOW IN ITS SECOND SEASON.

PLEASE WELCOME TO "THE LATE SHOW," JAY HERNANDEZ!

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>> Stephen: NICE TO MEET YOU.

>> VERY NICE TO MEET YOU.

THE BAND SOUNDS AMAZING!

>> THEY DO SOUND AMAZING.

>> BRAVO, GUYS.

( APPLAUSE ).

>> Stephen: WELL, WE'RE BOTH MEMBERS OF THE CBS FAMILY.

>> YES, WE ARE.

>> Stephen: YOU'RE IN SEASON TWO OF "MAGNUM P.I.."

AND I HAVEN'T MET YOU YET.

>> IT'S UNFORTUNATE.

I WAS GROOMED BY HIM A SECOND AGO.

>> Stephen: HE HAD SOMETHING ON THE COLLAR AND I GOT RID OF

IT.

THAT'S WHAT I DO.

ONE OF THE PERKS OF BEING, YOU KNOW, A FAMOUS GUY NOW IS YOU

GET A CHANCE TO MEET OTHER FAMOUS PEOPLE AND PEOPLE YOU

ADMIRE.

I SOMETIMES INTERVIEW PEOPLE I'M A LITTLE STAR STRUCK BY BECAUSE

I LOVED THEIR WORK SINCE I WAS A KID.

YOU HAVE HAD THAT YET?

>> I'VE HAD-- I'VE HAD QUITE A BIT OF THOSE EXPERIENCES.

BUT ONE THAT STANDS OUT IN MY MIND-- IT WAS YEARS AGO.

IT WAS PRETTY EARLY ON IN MY CAREER.

AND I GET INVITED TO A PARTY.

IT WAS AT PRINCE'S HOUSE.

AND SO I'M LIKE, "ALL RIGHT, PARTY AT PRINCEY'S HOUSE.

HE'S GOING TO PERFORM."

>> Stephen: IN MINNEAPOLIS.

>> NO, IT WAS IN L.A., HOLLYWOOD HILLS, A POST-GRAMMY PARTY.

I GET UP THERE.

I'M IN PRINCE'S HOUSE.

I'M JUST TRIPPING OUT ON A FACT THAT THERE'S AN ELEVATOR WITH

THE SYMBOL AND IT'S PURPLE AND EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL.

HE PERFORMED, I BELIEVE, WITH JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, ON HIS STAGE

AT HIS HOUSE.

>> Stephen: LIKE YOU DO.

>> I PERFORM OFTENTIMES ON MY STAGE IN MY HOUSE OUTSIDE MY

ELEVATOR.

SO I GO TO GRAB A DRINK AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST HAPPEN TO STAND

BEHIND TWO BEAUTIFUL WOMEN, AND STRIKING UP A CONVERSATION.

>> Stephen: SURE.

>> WE WERE TALKING ABOUT CATS RANDOMLY.

>> Stephen: THE ANIMAL CATS?

>> YEAH, THE FUZZY CLAWED CREATURES THAT CAN SOMETIMES BE

MANIACAL AND SCRATCH YOU.

THOSE THINGS.

AND THIS LITTLE ANGELIC VOICE FROM BEHIND ME SAYS, "I LIKE

CATS, TOO TOO."

AND IT WAS PRINCE.

I TURN AROUND AND IT'S PRINCE STANDING BEHIND ME!

IN HIS EIGHT-INCH HIGH HEELS HE WAS WEARING.

AND HE JUST JUMPED INTO THIS CONVERSATION AND WE 10 A 10-

15-MINUTE CONVERSATION ABOUT CATS.

AND I DON'T THINK I EVEN ORDERED A DRINK BECAUSE I WAS SO STUNNED

-- >> Stephen: THAT'S A NATURAL

HIGH RIGHT THERE, TALKING TO PRINCE.

LET ME ASK YOU THIS, HAVE YOU-- HERE'S AN IMPORTANT MEETING.

I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS ONE.

( APPLAUSE ) HAVE YOU MET TOM SELLECK'S

MUSTACHE?

>> NO, BUT HE DID COME BY SET ONE TIME.

HE WAS -- >> Stephen: JUST THE MUSTACHE.

>> YEAH, JUST THE MUSTACHE.

>> Stephen: YOU KNOW I'M ASKING BECAUSE HERE YOU ARE AS

MAGNUM, AND WHERE'S THE BIG, BUSHY MUSTACHE, JAY HERNANDEZ?

>> THAT'S A CONVERSATION I HAD WITH THE PRODUCERS, THE CREATIVE

PEOPLE INVOLVED -- >> Stephen: DID THEY SAY

"MUSTACHE."

>> IT WAS MY FIRST QUESTION, LITERALLY MY FIRST QUESTION.

AND THEY SAID, "NO MUSTACHE."

AND I WAS LIKE RIGHT ON.

IN THE EARLY 80s IT WAS KINDS OF A GREAT THING AND NOW IT'S

SORT OF LIKE A HIPSTER THING.

>> AND DON'T KNOW IF I CAN JUST ROCK THE MUSTACHE.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S APPROPRIATE.

>> Stephen: LET'S FIND OUT.

>> OR DO WE HAVE-- OH!

>> Stephen: ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, WOULD YOU MIND?

I'LL MEET YOU IN THE MIDDLE.

>> MY ONLY QUESTION IS WHERE DID YOU SOURCE THIS?

>> Stephen: WE BOUGHT IT FRESH.

SMILE SLIGHTLY BECAUSE IT HELPS GET IT ON THERE.

>> YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

>> Stephen: DON'T LOOK AT IT YET.

DON'T LOOK AT IT YET.

COVER IT UP.

>> AS LONG AS YOU'RE WITH ME, I'M ON BOARD.

OKAY.

>> YOU READY?

YOU READY?

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> I WAS WAITING FOR A LADY TO,

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> I WAS WAITING FOR A LADY TO,

LIKE, SHOOT HER BRA AT YOU, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

>> Stephen: THIS IS-- ( LAUGHTER )

CAN WE GET ANOTHER DOUBLE BOX, PLEASE?

SEE HOW THIS LOOKS.

>> YOU KNOW, I -- >> Stephen: YOU--

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> I FEEL LIKE WE'RE-- I FEEL

LIKE WE'RE INTERNATIONAL MEN OF MYSTERY.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

>> Stephen: SURE, SURE.

I LOOK LIKE THE ORIGINAL HIGGINS WITH THIS THING ON.

>> YOU ACTUALLY DO!

>> Stephen: I DO LOOK LIKE THE ORIGINAL HIGGINS.

>> THIS IS STRANGE.

>> Stephen: AND THE NEW HIGGINS IS A WOMAN, RIGHT?

>> THE NEW HIGGINS IS A WOMAN AND SHE'S GREAT, PERDITA WEEKS.

SHE'S A PRETTY TOUGH GIRL.

SHE GIVES ME A LOT OF-- YOU CAN'T SAY THOSE WRDZ ON

TELEVISION.

>> Stephen: WHAT WORDS CAN'T YOU SAY?

SHE GIVES YOU LIKE ( BLEEP )?

>> THAT ONE.

I CAN'T SAY.

>> Stephen: WE'LL BLEEP IT, IT'S CBS.

WELL... I THINK OUR WORK IS DONE HERE, JAY.

>> YES.

>> Stephen: "MAGNUM P.I." AIRS FRIDAY NIGHTS AT 9:00 RIGHT HERE

ON CBS.

JAY HERNANDEZ, EVERYBODY!

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THANK YOU, JAY.

IT'S A GOOD LOOK.