Then the award-winning actor Tom Hanks (65) guest on the talk show “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Tuesday night this week, he was able to reveal that he had recently rejected an invitation from the billionaire Jeff Bezos (57).
It reports among others People.
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The latter has, among other things, earned a fortune since he founded the world-famous IT company Amazon. In September last year, it also became known that Bezos created the American romtransportselskapet «Blue Origin».
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Millions
In the interview, it appears that the Oscar winner had been offered to join a flight to space by Bezos.
Hanks also reveals that he would have jumped in the queue, if it became relevant for him to travel. Even before the Canadian actor William Shatner (90), which was also to embark on the great journey.
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The 65-year-old, on the other hand, emphasizes that there was nothing he could get for free. He had to shell out many millions of dollars if he was to join.
– You know, it costs 28 million dollars (239 million Norwegian kroner), or something like that. I’m fine, Jimmy, I’m fine. But I do not pay that much for a trip, he admits.
It was clear that Hanks was relieved that he chose to stay on earth.
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Short minutes
The journey, which lasts no more than twelve minutes, does not seem to be worth it in Hank’s eyes.
During the interview, he joked that they could easily and simply imitate a room escape in the studio instead of burning off several million.
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– Ok, we could all just do this in our seats right here. I do not need millions to do this, he told the audience, as he pretended to bounce around in his seat like a spaceship.
– If the flight was free, I might have done it, just to experience the joy of pretending to be a billionaire, he continues.
Representatives of Bezos’ Blue Origin did not respond to people’s request for comment regarding Hank’s invitation.
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