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Bryan Cranston's 2016 Oscars Tradition Includes a Naked Leonardo DiCaprio

Actor chats with Ryan Seacrest ahead of the big night

By Kendall Fisher Feb 29, 2016 12:52 AMTags
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Bryan Cranston's preparation leading up to the 2016 Oscars is probably not what you think...

The Trumbo actor joked with E! News' Ryan Seacrest that he and the other Best Actor nominees maintained the, er, "tradition" of enjoying some nude spa time together before the big night.

"The tradition is that you all get together and take a Jacuzzi naked together and just discuss topics and things like that," he laughed, adding that it dates back to the Douglas Fairbanks era.

LOL! Cranston and Leo DiCaprio getting naked in a Jacuzzi together is quite a thought...

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But all jokes aside, Cranston got serious when nodding to his idol, Dick Van Dyke, for being a major inspiration in his successful career.

"I admired him since I was boy and watched him do comedy and drama and his natural sense and gift of physical comedy," he told Seacrest. "He truly loves it. He relishes in performing. That was a role model for me."

And speaking of inspirational, Cranston also chatted a bit about his character Dalton Trumbo and what he would think of the Oscars extravaganza.

"He would have enjoyed this. He was a raconteur. He loved gathering people around, and he loved to tell you what he thought about different things," Cranston explained. "But mostly it was about the message of Trumbo and that was fighting for civil liberties and maintaining them."

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Watch E!'s live 2016 Oscars red carpet coverage starting at 1:30p.m. ET/10:30a.m. PT on Sunday, February 28th