{"id":245774,"date":"2026-06-12T05:29:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T05:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/are-tom-hanks-tim-allen-friends-in-real-life-toy-story-stars-share-rare-details-about-their-30-year-friendship\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T05:29:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T05:29:54","slug":"are-tom-hanks-tim-allen-friends-in-real-life-toy-story-stars-share-rare-details-about-their-30-year-friendship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/are-tom-hanks-tim-allen-friends-in-real-life-toy-story-stars-share-rare-details-about-their-30-year-friendship\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Tom Hanks &#038; Tim Allen Friends in Real Life? &#8216;Toy Story&#8217; Stars Share Rare Details About Their 30-Year Friendship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-2228967\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- Franchise logo or primary category --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- subheader --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_belowImage credit_onImage\"><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/tom-hanks\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Tom Hanks<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/tim-allen\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Tim Allen<\/strong><\/a> may be best known as Woody and Buzz Lightyear, but it turns out the longtime <em>Toy Story<\/em> co-stars have built a real-life friendship over the last three decades, too.<\/p>\n<p>While promoting <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/toy-story-5\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Toy Story 5<\/strong><\/a><\/em> during a recent <strong>SiriusXM Front Row<\/strong> event hosted by <strong>Julia Cunningham<\/strong>, the actors reflected on the bond they\u2019ve formed since first stepping into the recording booth together for Pixar\u2019s groundbreaking 1995 animated film.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tom<\/strong> explained that the friendship between Woody and Buzz helped spark a genuine connection between the actors themselves.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe found out that there was wicked importance in the friendship between Woody and Buzz and the stories that were being imagined and brought to us by the Pixar people,\u201d he said. \u201cSo much so, that\u2019s why we sort of started getting together and talking about this and other aspects of life and career.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tom Hanks &amp; Tim Allen on the Legacy of \u2018Toy Story\u2019\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G2UqYKXf61I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tom-hanks-reveals-how-often-he-and-tim-allen-get-together\">Tom Hanks reveals how often he and Tim Allen get together<\/h3>\n<p>According to the <em>A League of Their Own<\/em> star, he and <strong>Tim<\/strong> still make time for one another even after nearly 30 years of working together. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s hilarious. When we get together and have lunch\u2014we do it about every three or four months\u2014and people put together that Woody and Buzz are sharing, you know, a club sandwich,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Tom<\/strong> joked that fans often can\u2019t help but react when they spot them together.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cAt some point they just come over. \u2018I\u2019m sorry, my head just exploded, Woody and Buzz right here.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Tim<\/strong> couldn\u2019t resist taking a playful jab at his frequent co-star.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re so much older in person,\u201d he joked.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tom-hanks-tim-allen-social-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"1182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tom-hanks-tim-allen-social-788x1182.jpg\" alt=\"Tim Allen and Tom Hanks attend SiriusXM's Front Row\" class=\"wp-image-2228969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tom-hanks-tim-allen-social-788x1182.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tom-hanks-tim-allen-social-428x642.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Credit: Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-tom-hanks-and-tim-allen-keep-returning-for-more-toy-story-movies\">Why Tom Hanks and Tim Allen keep returning for more <em>Toy Story<\/em> movies<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Tom <\/strong>also revealed that he and <strong>Tim <\/strong>don\u2019t automatically sign up whenever Pixar proposes another installment. They often discuss whether there\u2019s a good reason to continue the beloved franchise.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cEvery time they said, \u2018Hey, we would like to do another\u00a0<em>Toy Story<\/em>\u00a0movie,\u2019 first of all, they do not have to,\u201d the Oscar-winning actor explained. \u201cNo one is saying, \u2018Hey, come on, crank out another\u00a0<em>Toy Story<\/em>\u00a0movie.\u2019 They have to come up with it, and they actually have to pass muster with us a little bit already.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><strong>Tom<\/strong> continued, \u201c[Tim and I] talk about it on the phone. We get together and say, \u2018What do you hear? What are the jungle drums that are beating?\u2019 And they sort of have to, you know, prove that there is a reason to be yet another\u00a0<em>Toy Story<\/em>\u00a0film. And they did.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Tim<\/strong> agreed, noting that the friendship at the center of the franchise is what has always made the movies special.<\/p>\n<p><em>Toy Story 5 <\/em>will be out in theaters on June 16, 2026. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/05\/26\/bad-bunny-joins-toy-story-5-watch-the-final-trailer-buy-tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch the trailer<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Posted To:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/news\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/06\/12\/are-tom-hanks-tim-allen-friends-in-real-life-toy-story-stars-share-rare-details-about-their-30-year-friendship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: Getty Images Tom Hanks and Tim Allen may be best known as Woody and Buzz Lightyear, but it turns out the longtime Toy Story co-stars have built a real-life friendship over the last three decades, too. 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