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Tim Allen Talks Friendship With Tom Hanks: ‘He’s The First Guy That Listens to Me and Doesn’t Judge’
By Movieguide® Contributor
Tim Allen recently spoke about his longtime friendship with TOY STORY co-star Tom Hanks.
While appearing on THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW, Allen said, “Tom and I have really become really close friends.” The actor also said that their friendship endures, despite their differences.
“He and I differ on so many things,” Allen explained.
For example, when they two eat lunch together, Hanks sees no problem with sneaking a few French fries off Allen’s plate. “I come from a family where you don’t do that,” the SANTA CLAUSE star laughed.
Even though Hanks is a fry-stealer, the pair still frequently have lunch together.
“It’s the most peculiar lunches,” Allen explained. “We’ve been going to lunch since [the first TOY STORY]— you know, two, three times a year. We’re like two older women, because we’ll sit almost too close to each other at a booth. It’s just weird. And I go, ‘I think I’m going to get up and sit at that side of the table.'”
Allen got serious when talking about his bond with Hanks, saying he “adore[s] that man’s heart and mind.”
“I don’t think I’ve ever trusted a human being as much as Tom to listen to me,” Allen shared. “And vice versa. We have very different opinions on so many different things, but he’s really a wonderful and engaging person — and he’s the first guy that listens to me and doesn’t judge.”
Hanks has also talked about his closeness with Allen.
Movieguide® previously reported Hanks’ thoughts on Allen’s absence from LIGHTYEAR:
Tom Hanks, known as Andy’s beloved Cowboy doll Woody in the TOY STORY franchise, doesn’t “understand” the new movie LIGHTYEAR.
Hanks said that he wished that his co-star Tim Allen, who originally voiced Woody’s sidekick Buzz Lightyear had starred in LIGHTYEAR, especially because Hanks’ latest movie is in theaters now, as well.
“I wanted to go head to head with Tim Allen and they didn’t let Tim Allen do it. I don’t understand that,” Hanks said.
The change in voice actor has caused significant fallout for TOY STORY fans who view the recasting and subsequent movie as an insult to the original franchise.
Actress Patricia Heaton, for example, said the new movie “castrated” Allen’s Lightyear.
Allen has also spoken about his absence from the project, saying, “The short answer is I’ve stayed out of this ’cause it has nothing to do [with my character]. This is a whole new team that really had nothing to do with the first movies.”
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