How’s that for a confidence boost?During an appearance on Thursday’s episode of theEllen DeGeneres Show,Gilmore GirlsstarLauren Grahamtold the story of how she accidentally got her neighborDax Shepardconfused with Hollywood heartthrobBrad Pitt.According to Graham, she often sees Shepard, 45, out and about “doing his own handyman work.”“He’s got like, a cut-off shirt and all his tattoos,” she said. “He’s really that guy.”Then, one day, the blessed mixup occurred.“This is how I know that we’ll be friends until we die,” said Graham, 52. “[Shepard] was coming up the street in a car and I was driving down the street and he waved at me. And I was like, ‘That’sBrad Pitt!’ For whatever reason, I thought he wasBrad Pitt.”“And he rolled down the window and I was like, ‘I thought you wereBrad Pitt.’ And he was like, ‘I love you forever,'” she continued. “Yeah, Dax is a cute guy!”Kevork Djansezian/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty; Tommaso Boddi/WireImage; Kevork Djansezian/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via GettyAnd while he may not be Pitt, 56, Shepard is still a great neighbor, Graham said.“It’s really cool,” she said of living near the actor and his wifeKristen Bell. “I mean, it’s just so fun. Our neighborhood is fun and doingParenthoodwith him was fun and he and Peter [Krause], my boyfriend, go on hikes together which is adorable.”RELATED VIDEO:Brad PittIs a ‘New Man’ at This Stage in His Life — He’s ‘Happy, Loves His Kids’Graham also dished on her new show with Jane Levy coming to NBC,Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist.“It’s incredible,” she said. “It’s singing and dancing and the lead is my friend Jane Levy, who happens to be an incredible triple threat. And the idea is that she hits her head, ’cause that’s what happens to people, and then when she wakes up she hears people’s thoughts in song.”“It’s a lot of work and I had never recorded in a booth before,” Graham admitted. “I worked with this choreographer Mandy Moore — not the actor, the choreographer — and she had me dancing on bars. I mean, it was really, really fun.”Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlistpremieres Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on NBC.Ellenairs weekdays (check local listings).
How’s that for a confidence boost?
During an appearance on Thursday’s episode of theEllen DeGeneres Show,Gilmore GirlsstarLauren Grahamtold the story of how she accidentally got her neighborDax Shepardconfused with Hollywood heartthrobBrad Pitt.
According to Graham, she often sees Shepard, 45, out and about “doing his own handyman work.”
“He’s got like, a cut-off shirt and all his tattoos,” she said. “He’s really that guy.”
Then, one day, the blessed mixup occurred.
“This is how I know that we’ll be friends until we die,” said Graham, 52. “[Shepard] was coming up the street in a car and I was driving down the street and he waved at me. And I was like, ‘That’sBrad Pitt!’ For whatever reason, I thought he wasBrad Pitt.”
“And he rolled down the window and I was like, ‘I thought you wereBrad Pitt.’ And he was like, ‘I love you forever,'” she continued. “Yeah, Dax is a cute guy!”
Kevork Djansezian/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty; Tommaso Boddi/WireImage; Kevork Djansezian/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
And while he may not be Pitt, 56, Shepard is still a great neighbor, Graham said.
“It’s really cool,” she said of living near the actor and his wifeKristen Bell. “I mean, it’s just so fun. Our neighborhood is fun and doingParenthoodwith him was fun and he and Peter [Krause], my boyfriend, go on hikes together which is adorable.”
RELATED VIDEO:Brad PittIs a ‘New Man’ at This Stage in His Life — He’s ‘Happy, Loves His Kids’
Graham also dished on her new show with Jane Levy coming to NBC,Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist.
“It’s incredible,” she said. “It’s singing and dancing and the lead is my friend Jane Levy, who happens to be an incredible triple threat. And the idea is that she hits her head, ’cause that’s what happens to people, and then when she wakes up she hears people’s thoughts in song.”
“It’s a lot of work and I had never recorded in a booth before,” Graham admitted. “I worked with this choreographer Mandy Moore — not the actor, the choreographer — and she had me dancing on bars. I mean, it was really, really fun.”
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlistpremieres Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on NBC.Ellenairs weekdays (check local listings).
source: people.com
