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Tim Allen

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Tim Allen
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Allen at a 2012 event for Last Man Standing
Birth nameTimothy Alan Dick
BornJune 13, 1953 (age 61)[1]
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
MediumStand up, television, film
GenresObservational comedy, blue comedy, physical comedy, character comedy
Subject(s)Marriage, gender differences, family, everyday life
Spouse
  • Laura Diebel (m. 1984–2003)
  • Jane Hajduk (m. 2006)
Children2
Notable works and rolesTim Taylor on Home Improvement
Scott Calvin / Santa Claus in The Santa Clause
Buzz Lightyear in the Toy Storyfranchise
Websitetimallen.com
Timothy Alan Dick[2][3] (born June 13, 1953), known professionally as Tim Allen, is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his role in the sitcom Home Improvement. He is also known for his starring roles in several popular films, including the Toy Story film series (as the voice of Buzz Lightyear), The Santa Clause film series, and the science fiction action comedy film Galaxy Quest (1999).[4][5] Since 2011, he has starred as Mike Baxter in the ABC sitcom Last Man Standing.

Early life[edit]

Born in Denver, Colorado, Allen is the son of Martha Katherine (née Fox), a community-service worker, and Gerald M. Dick (1923–1964), a real estate agent.[4][6] He is the third oldest of five brothers. His father died in a car accident, colliding with a drunk driver, when Allen was 11.[4][7] Two years later, his mother married her high school sweetheart, a successful business executive,[6]and moved with her six children to Birmingham, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, to be with her new husband and his three children.[8] Allen attended Seaholm High School in Birmingham, where he was in theater and music classes (resulting in his love of classical piano). He then attended Central Michigan University and transferred to Western Michigan University in 1974.[9] At Western Michigan, Allen worked at the student radio station WIDR and received a Bachelor of Science degree in communications specializing in radio and television production in 1976 with a split minor in philosophy and design.[8] In 1998, Western Michigan awarded Allen an honorary Fine Arts degree and the Distinguished Alumni Award.[9]

Career[edit]

Allen started his career as a comedian in 1975.[4] On a dare from one of his friends, he participated in a comedy night at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle in Royal Oak, a suburb of Detroit. While in Detroit he began to get recognition appearing in local television commercials and appearing on cable comedy shows such as Gary Thison's Some Semblance of Sanity. He later moved to Los Angeles and became a regular performer at The Comedy Store. He began to do stand-up appearances on late-night talk shows and specials on record and film.[4]
Despite his admitted limited acting range (he once told a magazine his range as an actor is "strictly limited. I can only play a part if I can draw on personal experience, and that well can go dry pretty quickly"),[10] Allen rose to fame in acting with the television series Home Improvement (1991–1999) produced for ABC by Wind Dancer Productions, a company he co-founded with producer Carmen Finestra. Allen played Tim "The Tool-Man" Taylor.[4] During one week in November 1994, he simultaneously starred in the highest grossing film (The Santa Clause), topped the New York Times best-seller list with his book Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man, and appeared in the top rated television series (Home Improvement).[4] The following year, he provided the voice of Buzz Lightyear in the blockbuster Toy Story.[4] Simultaneous with his time acting in Home Improvement, Allen formed a race team with Steve Saleen and race driver Bob Bondurant, called the Saleen/Allen "RRR" Speedlab. The team raced Saleen Mustangs in the SCCA World Challenge, with Allen and Saleen as the team's drivers.[citation needed]
In 1997 he starred in the family comedy Jungle 2 Jungle from Disney. The film was poorly received by critics. The next year marked the final year of Home Improvement, for which he was paid $1.25 million per episode. The next year he returned to voice Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story 2 which was a financial and critical hit. Also in 1999 he starred in the sci-fi parody Galaxy Quest alongside Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman and Sam Rockwell.[citation needed]
In 2006, Zoom was released, featuring Allen as Jack Shepard. The same year, he also starred in The Santa Clause 3 and The Shaggy Dog.[citation needed]
Allen began narrating the "Pure Michigan" television and radio commercials for the "Travel Michigan" agency. These commercials can be seen and heard throughout the Midwest and began airing nationally in 2009.[11]
In December 2009 he started a preview tour of Crazy on the Outside, a film that debuted in January 2010. Allen accompanied the film, helping promote it with a series of stand-up acts beforehand. During the performances he told audiences that he planned a 2010 comedy tour. Allen also directed the film, marking his film directorial debut.[12]
Allen with Jay Leno at the 45th Emmy Awards
Allen hosted the 8th Annual TV Land Awards on April 25, 2010.[13] That same year, he became the official voice of the Chevrolet Cruze, narrating commercials for the vehicle, and he became the voice of Campbell Soup's "It's Amazing What Soup Can Do" campaign.[14]
Allen currently stars in another ABC sitcom, Last Man Standing. He plays the role of Mike Baxter, a father who is fighting for his manhood in his house filled with women.[15]

Personal life[edit]

On October 2, 1978, Allen was arrested in the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport for possession of over 650 grams (1.43 lb) of cocaine. He subsequently pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges, and provided the names of other dealers in exchange for a sentence of three to seven years rather than a possible life imprisonment. He was paroled on June 12, 1981, after serving two years and four months in Federal Correctional Institution, Sandstone in Sandstone, Minnesota.[16][17][18] Allen had the Federal Bureau of Prisons Register # 04276-040.[19]
Allen was raised as an Episcopalian.[6] He was married to Laura Diebel from April 7, 1984, until they legally separated in 1999. Their divorce was finalized in 2003.[20] Their daughter Katherine was born in 1989.[citation needed] Allen married actress Jane Hajduk on October 7, 2006, in a small private ceremony in Grand Lake, Colorado. They had dated for five years.[21] In March 2009, their daughter Elizabeth was born.[22]
In 1997, Allen was arrested for DUI in Birmingham, Michigan, and was recorded as having a 0.15 percent blood-alcohol content.[23] He was sentenced to one year probation. He entered a rehabilitation clinic for alcohol abuse as part of his court obligation.[24]
In September 2014, Allen, like his character Mike Baxter in Last Man Standing, became a licensed amateur radio operator under the callsign KK6OTD.[25][26]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988Tropical SnowBaggage Handler
1988Comedy's Dirtiest DozenHimself
1989Rodney Dangerfield: Opening Night at Rodney's PlaceHimself
1990Tim Allen: Men Are PigsHimself
1991Tim Allen Rewires AmericaHimself
1994The Santa ClauseScott Calvin / Santa Claus
1995Toy StoryBuzz Lightyear (voice)
1997Meet Wally SparksHimselfCameo
1997Jungle 2 JungleMichael Cromwell
1997Soul ManTim TaylorEpisode: "Communion Wine and Convicts"
1997For Richer or PoorerBrad Sexton
1998Spin CityRags (voice)Episode: "The Kidney's All Right"
1999Toy Story 2Buzz Lightyear (voice)
1999Galaxy QuestJason Nesmith
2000Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure BeginsBuzz Lightyear (voice)Video
2001Who Is Cletis Tout?Critical Jim
2001Joe SomebodyJoe Scheffer
2002Big TroubleEliot Arnold
2002The Santa Clause 2Santa Claus / Scott Calvin / Toy Santa
2003Top SpeedNarrator
2004Christmas with the KranksLuther Krank
2006CarsBuzz Lightyear Car (voice)
2006The Shaggy DogDave Douglas
2006ZoomJack Shepard/Captain Zoom
2006The Santa Clause 3: The Escape ClauseSanta Claus / Scott Calvin
2007Fired!Documentary
2007Wild HogsDoug Madsen
2008RedbeltChet Frank
2009The Six Wives of Henry LefayHenry Lefay
2010Crazy on the OutsideTommy ZeldaAlso director
2010Toy Story 3Buzz Lightyear (voice)
2010I Am Comic
2011Hawaiian VacationBuzz Lightyear (voice)Short film
2011Small FryBuzz Lightyear (voice)Short film
2012Partysaurus RexBuzz Lightyear (voice)Short film
2012ChimpanzeeNarratorDocumentary
2012Penguins 3DNarratorU.S. version
2013Geezers!Tim
2017Toy Story 4Buzz Lightyear (voice)

Television[edit]

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991–99Home ImprovementTim TaylorSeries; also executive producer (seasons 6–8)
2003These GuysNarrator (voice)Movie
2004Jimmy Neutron: Win, Lose and KaboomMeldar Prime (voice)Movie
2011–presentLast Man StandingMike BaxterSeries
2013Toy Story of Terror!Buzz Lightyear (voice)Special
2014Toy Story That Time ForgotBuzz Lightyear (voice)Special
2015CristelaMike BaxterCrossover appearance: "Last Goose Standing"

Video games[edit]

YearTitleRole
1994Home Improvement: Power Tool PursuitTim "The Tool Man" Taylor
1996Toy Story Activity CenterBuzz Lightyear
1999Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the RescueBuzz Lightyear
2001Toy Story RacerBuzz Lightyear
2010Scene It? Disney Magical MomentsBuzz Lightyear

Books[edit]

Awards and honors[edit]

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