A Taste:

Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello

In Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Hank Azaria kicks it old school, real old school, as vengeful Egyptian despot Kahmunrah. He wages a full blown war with Ben Stiller inside the Smithsonian, and the results are a bombastic summer adventure through those hallowed halls.

Keeping with tradition, Hank’s playlist also draws from the past. Granted, there’s no Pharoah music. However, there are some very classic songwriters inhabiting Hank’s iPod.

“My playlist is kind of short,” he laughs. “I mostly listen to Elvis Costello and Bruce Springsteen. They dominate my playlist.”

We caught up with Hank while he was playing in Brad Garrett’s “All-In for All Good” Celebrity Poker Tournament benefiting Maximum Hope Foundation and Dream Foundation. He was happy to share his playlist in between hands, check it out below.

Hank Azaria’s Playlist:

1. Elvis Costello

“I grew up with Costello and Springsteen. When I was coming of age, they were really the guys, and I guess I haven’t matured out of that [Laughs].”

2. Bruce Springsteen

“This music still has the same meaning for me. I really am old school [Laughs].”

—Rick Florino
05.31.09