one of the first things he says to conan is "roosevelt had ice in a barn" i feel this is bc he knows conan is interested in US history. it's a tailored reference to draw conan in.
I always thought his nose looked a tad different in 97. Mightve been a surgery yeah. He had the major Jewish nose and then it 2asjt so major. It wax a really subtle surgery tho. Not much was shaved off.