{"id":2462378,"date":"2026-06-16T16:57:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T16:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2462378"},"modified":"2026-06-16T16:57:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T16:57:34","slug":"tim-allen-was-told-buzz-sounds-a-little-old-in-toy-story-5-recording-i-didnt-know-how-to-take-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/tim-allen-was-told-buzz-sounds-a-little-old-in-toy-story-5-recording-i-didnt-know-how-to-take-that\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Allen was told &#8216;Buzz sounds a little old&#8217; in \u201cToy Story 5\u201d recording: &#8216;I didn&#8217;t know how to take that&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tim Allen received an unexpected note when he came back to record Buzz for <em>Toy Story 5<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I didn&#8217;t know how to take that,&#8221; he says of being told, &#8220;Buzz sounds a little old.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I had to learn the process of warming up,&#8221; Allen says of getting paired with a voice coach.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It&#8217;s been more than 30 years since <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/tim-allen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Tim Allen;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Tim Allen&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Tim Allen<\/a> first recorded the role of Buzz Lightyear in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/entity\/pixar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Pixar;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Pixar&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Pixar<\/a>&#8216;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/toy-story\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Toy Story;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Toy Story&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Toy Story<\/em><\/a>, and there was one moment returning for the fifth movie where he felt it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In an interview with costar <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/tom-hanks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Tom Hanks;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Tom Hanks&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Tom Hanks<\/a> for <em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em>&#8216;s mini <em>Toy Story<\/em> reunion, Allen shared the unexpected note he received when he got back into the recording booth for <em>Toy Story 5<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Early on when we did this first radio plug for this one, <em>T5<\/em>, in a nice way some of the engineers were going, &#8216;Buzz sounds a little old,&#8217; and I didn&#8217;t know how to take that,&#8221; Allen says. &#8220;So I got together with a voice coach from New York City Opera [that] they put me with. She said, &#8216;You&#8217;re not old. Don&#8217;t get that in your head. You do have to warm up at your age. You can&#8217;t just get right into [it].'&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Tim Allen at the &#8216;Toy Story 5&#8217; premiere in Los Angeles<br \/>Credit: Axelle\/Bauer-Griffin\/FilmMagic<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Allen was 42 when <em>Toy Story<\/em> opened in theaters as the first entirely computer-generated animated film. He&#8217;s now 73 as the fifth movie is about to open on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actor, known for <em>Home Improvement<\/em> and <em>Last Man Standing<\/em>, notes the &#8220;very specific modulation&#8221; of playing Buzz. &#8220;It doesn&#8217;t seem very different than the one I&#8217;m speaking in, and there were some vocal exercises,&#8221; he says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t know why. Maybe it&#8217;s because I&#8217;m 900 years old now,&#8221; he adds. &#8220;And with some vocal exercises that opera singers do, Broadway people \u2014 that&#8217;s a lot of exercise, so I had to learn the process of warming up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I have to get out of my neck and come from the diaphragm,&#8221; Hanks says, &#8220;&#8217;cause that&#8217;s [shouts] <em>all Woody does<\/em>!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Toy Story 5<\/em>, directed by Pixar veteran Andrew Stanton (<em>WALL-E<\/em>, <em>Finding Nemo<\/em>), is a film about the arrival of tech into the household and that fragile age when kids realize it&#8217;s no longer considered cool to play with toys.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bonnie (Scarlett Spears) is now 8 years old and the only kid on her block still playing with toys. Everyone else has a smart device known as a Lilypad. When Bonnie&#8217;s parents get one for her (voiced by Greta Lee), Jessie (Joan Cusack) and the gang must figure out how to get rid of her before they become obsolete.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Watch EW&#8217;s full interview with Allen and Hanks in the video above.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/tim-allen-told-buzz-sounds-old-toy-story-5-11999031\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source nz.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Tim Allen received an unexpected note when he came back to record Buzz for Toy Story 5. &#8220;I didn&#8217;t know how to take that,&#8221; he says of being told, &#8220;Buzz sounds a little old.&#8221; &#8220;I had to learn the process of warming up,&#8221; Allen says of getting paired with a voice coach. 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