Photo: Karwai Tang/WireImage; Vivien Killilea/GettyTim Allenloves to keep up with his “wonderful and engaging” friendTom Hanks.During Allen’s appearance onThe Kelly Clarkson ShowWednesday, hostKelly Clarksonasked the actor, 69, about his future with theToy Storyfranchise afterTMZspotted Allen dining with Hanks in Los Angeles in September.Allen didn’t directly answer the question but did gush about his longtime friendship with Hanks, 66, as he told Clarkson that he and Hanks “really became very close friends fromToy Story1.““He’s a very different person than me and he eats off my plate,” Allen added, describing how Hanks stole some of Allen’s french fries from his plate while they worked on the firstToy Story.“He and I differ on so many things. I adore that man’s heart and mind,” Allen told 40-year-old Clarkson, adding that he and Hanks get together for “the most peculiar lunches” from time to time.“We’ve been going to lunch sinceToy Story1, two times a year, and we’re like two older women ‘cause we will sit almost too close to each other at a booth,” he said. “It’s just weird.“Allen, who reprises hisThe Santa Clauserole as Scott Calvin in theupcoming Disney+ seriesThe Santa Clauses, added during the interview that even Hanks’ wifeRita Wilsondoes not know what he and Allen talk about at their lunches.Alberto E. Rodriguez/GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“And I don’t think I’ve ever trusted a human being as much as Tom to even listen to me and vice versa,” Allen told Clarkson. “We have very different opinions on so many things, but he’s gotten me to accept — he’s really a wonderful and engaging person. He’s the first guy to listen to me and doesn’t judge.““As one buddy of mine says, ‘don’t should on people,’ " Allen added. “Don’t throw in your opinions, just listen and be able to walk away from that and go ‘god, I heard what somebody said.’ “Over the summer, Allenexpressed some confusionaboutChris Evansvoicing the “real” Buzz Lightyear, the fictional space hero whomToy Story’sBuzz is based on, for Pixar’sLightyear.“The short answer is I’ve stayed out of this ‘cause it has nothing to do [with my character],” Allen toldExtraofthe new film in a June interview.“This is a whole new team that really had nothing to do with the first movies,” he said, adding that whileLightyearhas “a wonderful story,” the movie “justdoesn’t seem to have any connection to the toy.”
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Tim Allenloves to keep up with his “wonderful and engaging” friendTom Hanks.During Allen’s appearance onThe Kelly Clarkson ShowWednesday, hostKelly Clarksonasked the actor, 69, about his future with theToy Storyfranchise afterTMZspotted Allen dining with Hanks in Los Angeles in September.Allen didn’t directly answer the question but did gush about his longtime friendship with Hanks, 66, as he told Clarkson that he and Hanks “really became very close friends fromToy Story1.““He’s a very different person than me and he eats off my plate,” Allen added, describing how Hanks stole some of Allen’s french fries from his plate while they worked on the firstToy Story.“He and I differ on so many things. I adore that man’s heart and mind,” Allen told 40-year-old Clarkson, adding that he and Hanks get together for “the most peculiar lunches” from time to time.“We’ve been going to lunch sinceToy Story1, two times a year, and we’re like two older women ‘cause we will sit almost too close to each other at a booth,” he said. “It’s just weird.“Allen, who reprises hisThe Santa Clauserole as Scott Calvin in theupcoming Disney+ seriesThe Santa Clauses, added during the interview that even Hanks’ wifeRita Wilsondoes not know what he and Allen talk about at their lunches.Alberto E. Rodriguez/GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“And I don’t think I’ve ever trusted a human being as much as Tom to even listen to me and vice versa,” Allen told Clarkson. “We have very different opinions on so many things, but he’s gotten me to accept — he’s really a wonderful and engaging person. He’s the first guy to listen to me and doesn’t judge.““As one buddy of mine says, ‘don’t should on people,’ " Allen added. “Don’t throw in your opinions, just listen and be able to walk away from that and go ‘god, I heard what somebody said.’ “Over the summer, Allenexpressed some confusionaboutChris Evansvoicing the “real” Buzz Lightyear, the fictional space hero whomToy Story’sBuzz is based on, for Pixar’sLightyear.“The short answer is I’ve stayed out of this ‘cause it has nothing to do [with my character],” Allen toldExtraofthe new film in a June interview.“This is a whole new team that really had nothing to do with the first movies,” he said, adding that whileLightyearhas “a wonderful story,” the movie “justdoesn’t seem to have any connection to the toy.”
Tim Allenloves to keep up with his “wonderful and engaging” friendTom Hanks.
During Allen’s appearance onThe Kelly Clarkson ShowWednesday, hostKelly Clarksonasked the actor, 69, about his future with theToy Storyfranchise afterTMZspotted Allen dining with Hanks in Los Angeles in September.
Allen didn’t directly answer the question but did gush about his longtime friendship with Hanks, 66, as he told Clarkson that he and Hanks “really became very close friends fromToy Story1.”
“He’s a very different person than me and he eats off my plate,” Allen added, describing how Hanks stole some of Allen’s french fries from his plate while they worked on the firstToy Story.
“He and I differ on so many things. I adore that man’s heart and mind,” Allen told 40-year-old Clarkson, adding that he and Hanks get together for “the most peculiar lunches” from time to time.
“We’ve been going to lunch sinceToy Story1, two times a year, and we’re like two older women ‘cause we will sit almost too close to each other at a booth,” he said. “It’s just weird.”
Allen, who reprises hisThe Santa Clauserole as Scott Calvin in theupcoming Disney+ seriesThe Santa Clauses, added during the interview that even Hanks’ wifeRita Wilsondoes not know what he and Allen talk about at their lunches.
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“And I don’t think I’ve ever trusted a human being as much as Tom to even listen to me and vice versa,” Allen told Clarkson. “We have very different opinions on so many things, but he’s gotten me to accept — he’s really a wonderful and engaging person. He’s the first guy to listen to me and doesn’t judge.”
“As one buddy of mine says, ‘don’t should on people,’ " Allen added. “Don’t throw in your opinions, just listen and be able to walk away from that and go ‘god, I heard what somebody said.’ "
Over the summer, Allenexpressed some confusionaboutChris Evansvoicing the “real” Buzz Lightyear, the fictional space hero whomToy Story’sBuzz is based on, for Pixar’sLightyear.
“The short answer is I’ve stayed out of this ‘cause it has nothing to do [with my character],” Allen toldExtraofthe new film in a June interview.
“This is a whole new team that really had nothing to do with the first movies,” he said, adding that whileLightyearhas “a wonderful story,” the movie “justdoesn’t seem to have any connection to the toy.”
source: people.com
