VIDEO: Watch Angela Bassett Talk About Her Recent Birthday

On "The Late Late Show With James Corden," James asked Angela Bassett about her recent birthday and what possessed her to celebrate with a pile of broccoli with a candle in the middle; and, Angela tells James about the birthday gift she received from her husband that will come in handy all NBA season. And, Jim Gaffigan talks about keeping track of birthdays for five children every year. Watch the clip below!

Angela Bassett starred on Broadway in Katori Hall's "The Mountaintop," and in "Joe Turner's Come and Gone."

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