Adam Sandler revealed that legendary actor Harrison Ford once asked him to wash his car at a party.
Sandler, 54, appears on the upcoming episode of Ellen on Monday, where he played a game with Ellen called Did Adam Do It?
Ellen was given a story by Sandler, with the host then trying to determine if it’s real or fake, and, as crazy as the Harrison Ford story sounds, he revealed it happened.
Car wash: Adam Sandler revealed that legendary actor Harrison Ford once asked him to wash his car at a party
Real story: Ellen was given a story by Sandler, with the host then trying to determine if it’s real or fake, and, as crazy as the Harrison Ford story sounds, he revealed it happened
Sandler revealed it happened at one of Carrie Fisher’s legendary parties, when he had been on Saturday Night Live for just a year or two in his early 20s.
‘I was there, I was a young man, I think I was on Saturday Night Live for a year or two, I was like 24,’ Sandler said.
He added, ‘Harrison Ford was there and he saw me and he goes, “Oh my God,” and I was like, “Oh my God, Harrison Ford knows me.”‘
Carrie party: Sandler revealed it happened at one of Carrie Fisher’s legendary parties, when he had been on Saturday Night Live for just a year or two in his early 20s
‘He goes, “My kids like you,” and I go, “Oh that’s great.” He goes, “Would you ever want to come to my house…. and wash my car? It would really make them laugh,’ Sandler added.
He ultimately didn’t go over to the Star Wars legend’s house and wash his car, but he did say that in the years since then, he has gotten quite close with Ford.
‘Two times in a row, when there were fires in our neighborhood, we had to check into a hotel and Harrison was at the same hotel,’ Sandler said.
Car wash: ‘He goes, “My kids like you,” and I go, “Oh that’s great.” He goes, “Would you ever want to come to my house…. and wash my car? It would really make them laugh,’ Sandler added
Sandler added that he, ‘sat and hung out with Harrison at the same hotel and talked about when is this fire gonna end and that kind of stuff.’
The funnyman added that he would, ‘consider myself tight with Harrison now’ after their hotel bonding.
He also added that when he was a struggling comedian in New York City, he made some extra money as a street performer after getting fired from several odd jobs.
Fire: Sandler added that he, ‘sat and hung out with Harrison at the same hotel and talked about when is this fire gonna end and that kind of stuff’
‘I think my father said, “Hey, you play the guitar, there are people on the streets, so try to do that,’ Sandler said.
He added that at night he would do stand-up, and ‘in daytime I would take my guitar to the subway and play songs and people would throw change in there.’
The comedian said he’d make about ’20 bucks or so every few hours’ adding that he wasn’t ‘great at it.’
Guitar: ‘I think my father said, “Hey, you play the guitar, there are people on the streets, so try to do that,’ Sandler said
Not great: The comedian said he’d make about ’20 bucks or so every few hours’ adding that he wasn’t ‘great at it’