Tom Hanks Pays Tribute To His Late 'Bosom Buddies' Co-Star Peter Scolari [Video]

Tom Hanks paid a heartfelt tribute to his late "Bosom Buddies" co-star Peter Scolari on Wednesday.

The 65-year-old actor appeared on the "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and praised the late actor's work including his juggling skills.

The host of the show rolled a clip featuring Hanks and Scolari from one of the episodes of the "Bosom Buddies" sitcom, which was originally aired in 1981.

As soon as the clip ended, Hanks said with teary eyes, "Peter has a lovely family, his wife Tracy, absolutely great kids and we lost him to the emperor of all maladies. So thanks for letting us show that."

Hanks went on to praise the late actor's physique and skills, adding that he misses Scolari every day.

"Peter — God bless him, I’ll miss him every day," Hanks said on the show. "He had the body of a gymnast, I mean like a professional Cirque du Soleil gymnast. He could do, like, the iron triangle and stuff like that; he was a juggler."

Hanks recalled meeting Scolari for the first time on the sets of the "Bosom Buddies" sitcom and how they connected with each other.

"I don’t know how many people truly do change your lives when you cross paths with them," he continued. "We met, picked up the scripts, and started screwing around. I actually thought, ‘This is it. This is how this works. This is like a hand inside a glove."

He further explained that he felt "molecularly" connected with Scolari as they started to speak the "same language," referring to their matching sense of humor. The sitcom revolved around two men who dressed up as women in order to live in a women-only hotel.

The "Forrest Gump" star recalled one incident, which made one of the sitcom's directors last for only one week. Once the director yelled at them saying, "If you think you can do a better job directing this show, come up here and do it" to which Scolari replied, "I’m on my way!"

While Hanks didn't name the director, the first season of the sitcom was helmed by Joel Zwick. The sitcom lasted for only two seasons.

Scolari died at the age of 66 on Oct. 22.

On the work front, Hanks will be next seen in an untitled movie based on Elvis Presley's life. The movie is under post-production.