Tim Allen, who voices Buzz Lightyear in the Toy Story movies and is known for numerous other comedic/family-friendly projects, doesn't have the best reputation when it comes to getting along with his fellow actors, and has been accused of being very difficult to work with in the past.
Though some have suggested that these incidents have been blown out of proportion, the more negative assessment of Allen's temperament was backed-up by one of his co-stars on Disney+'s The Santa Clauses.
Casey Wilson, who is known for her roles on Saturday Night Live and Happy Endings, made a guest appearance in the showās pilot episode back in November of last year, and the actress described her time on the series as āthe truly single worst experience Iāve ever had with a co-star ever.ā
āTim Allen was such a bitch. It was the truly single worst experience Iāve ever had with a co-star ever,ā she said during a recent episode of her Bitch Sesh podcast, adding that she had āburied thisā story until now because a producer on the show is āa great friendā of hers and because her kids āloved the movies.ā
In one scene, Wilson's character begins to throw things at Santa Claus as he makes his way down her chimney because she thinks he's there to rob the place.
āSo Iām in a scene. Itās just me and Tim Allen and Iām supposed to throw things at him,ā she recalled. āI think heās a burglar. So heās coming down the chimney, obviously as Santa, and I am woken up thinking thereās an intruder, basically like a home invasion scene. So Iām throwing things at him. [He] goes over to the producer who is standing four feet from me and goes, and I hear him, he goes, āYou gotta tell her to stop stepping on my lines.ā The producer turns to me with horror on his face and has to walk one foot to me and he goes, āUm, Tim would ask that you stop stepping on his lines.āā
Wilson went on to note that āeverybody was walking on eggshellsā around Allen on set, and that āpeople just looked frantic.ā She added, āWhen he was done, he was so [frick]ing rude. Never made eye contact, never said anything. It was so uncomfortable.ā
There's been no response from Allen or his representatives.
The Santa Clauses recently finished up its second season on the streaming service. There's been no word on the show being picked up for a third.