:Tim Allen
{{short description|American actor and comedian (born 1953)}}
{{For|those of the same or a similar name|Timothy Allen (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Tim Allen
| image = File:Tim Allen 2012.jpg
| caption = Allen in 2012
| birth_name = Timothy Alan Dick
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|6|13}}
| birth_place = Denver, Colorado, U.S.
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|comedian}}
| years_active = {{hlist|1975–1979|1981–present}}
| party = Republican
| spouse = {{Unbulleted list
| {{marriage|Laura Deibel|1984|2003|reason=divorced}}
| {{marriage|Jane Hajduk|2006}}
}}
| children = 2
| website = {{url|timallen.com}}
| module = {{Infobox comedian|embed=yes
| medium = Stand-up, film, television
| alma_mater = Western Michigan University (BS)
| genre = {{csv|Observational comedy|physical comedy|surreal humour}}
| subject = {{csv|Marriage|gender differences|family|everyday life|social awkwardness|politics}}
}}
}}
Timothy Alan Dick (born June 13, 1953), known professionally as Tim Allen, is an American actor and comedian. He is known for playing Tim "The Toolman" Taylor on the ABC sitcom Home Improvement (1991–1999) for which he won a Golden Globe Award and Mike Baxter on the ABC/Fox sitcom Last Man Standing (2011–2021). He voices Buzz Lightyear for the Toy Story franchise for which he won an Annie Award and played Scott Calvin and Santa Claus in The Santa Clause franchise (1994–present).
Allen's other films include Jungle 2 Jungle (1997), Galaxy Quest (1999), Joe Somebody (2001), Big Trouble (2002), Christmas with the Kranks (2004), The Shaggy Dog (2006), Wild Hogs (2007), The Six Wives of Henry Lefay (2009), and Crazy on the Outside (2010).
Early life and education
Allen was born in Denver, Colorado, on June 13, 1953. He is the third oldest of six children of Martha Katherine (née Fox), a community-service worker, and Gerald M. Dick, a real estate agent.Stated in interview on Inside the Actors Studio{{cite news|first=Dotson|last=Rader|url=http://www.timallen.com/actor/press_archive/intimacy.php|title=Facing My Fear of Intimacy|magazine=Parade|date=October 27, 2002|via=timallen.com|access-date=February 25, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061126151027/http://www.timallen.com/actor/press_archive/intimacy.php|archive-date=November 26, 2006|url-status=dead}} Allen has two older brothers, two younger brothers, and a younger sister. His father died in a car accident in November 1964, colliding with a drunk driver when Allen was 11.{{cite web| url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800021848/bio|title=Tim Allen Biography| website=Yahoo! Movies}} Two years later, his mother married her high school sweetheart, a business executive, and moved with her six children to Birmingham, Michigan, to be with her new husband and his three children. Allen has said the move meant going from "being in a cool group at one school to being at the bottom [of the social hierarchy at another]."{{Cite web|last=Hibberd|first=James|date=January 12, 2021|title=Tim Allen breaks silence on Capitol attack: 'Shameful' and bad for conservatives|url=https://ew.com/celebrity/tim-allen-on-capitol-attack-shameful/|access-date=January 18, 2021|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|language=EN}}
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 before transferring to Western Michigan University in 1974.{{cite web| title=WMU awards Tim Allen honorary degree| url=http://www.wmich.edu/wmu/news/1998/9806/9798-338.html| website=Western Michigan University| access-date=June 12, 2010| date=June 27, 1998}} At Western Michigan, Allen worked at the student radio station WIDR. In 1976 he received a Bachelor of Science degree in communications, specializing in radio and television production, with a split minor in philosophy and design.{{cite web|title=Tim Allen: Actor: Biography|url=http://www.timallen.com/actor/bio.php|website=timAllen.com|access-date=June 12, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617151248/http://www.timallen.com/actor/bio.php|archive-date=June 17, 2010|url-status=dead}}
Career
= 1975–1990: Standup comedy and film debut =
File:Tim Allen at 1993 Emmy Rehearsals cropped.jpg
Allen started his career as a comedian in 1975. 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.{{cite web|title=Tim Allen|url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/pioneers-of-television/pioneering-people/tim-allen/|access-date=November 9, 2020|website=Pioneers of Television|language=en-US}} 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. Following his release from prison in 1981, he returned to comedy. He moved to Los Angeles and became a regular performer at The Comedy Store. He began performing stand-up appearances on late-night talk shows and specials on record and film. In 1998, Western Michigan awarded Allen an honorary fine arts degree and the Distinguished Alumni Award. In a magazine interview, Allen once said, "I can only play a part if I can draw on personal experience, and that well can go dry pretty quickly".{{cite news |title= Tim Allen: 'Home' is where the heart is |date= April–May 1996 |url= http://www.midtod.com/9603/allen.phtml |magazine= Midwest Today Magazine |access-date= May 31, 2013}} His initial film debut was as a baggage handler in Tropical Snow (1988).
=== 1991–2010: Home Improvement and franchise roles ===
Allen rose to fame in acting with the sitcom Home Improvement (1991–1999) produced for ABC by Wind Dancer Productions. Allen played the main character Tim "The Tool-Man" Taylor, the father of three boys. Much of the show was based on his stand-up comedy act. In November 1994, Allen simultaneously starred in the highest-grossing film (Walt Disney Pictures's The Santa Clause), topped The New York Times bestseller list with his book Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man, and appeared in the top-rated television series (Home Improvement) within one week. For his role on the show, Allen won a Golden Globe Award in 1995. Home Improvement ran until 1999, for which he was paid US$1.25 million per episode during the eighth and final season.{{cite book |last=Cowie |first=Peter |date=1999 |title=The Variety Insider |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rspkAAAAMAAJ |publisher=Penguin Publishing Group |page=19 |isbn=0-399-52524-6}}
File:Tim Allen (2076447441).jpg
In 1995, Allen provided the voice of Buzz Lightyear in the Disney/Pixar blockbuster Toy Story.{{cite book |last=Price |first=David |year=2008 |title=The Pixar Touch: The Making of a Company |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780307265753 |location=New York |publisher=Alfred A. Knopf |page=129 |isbn=978-0-307-26575-3}} In 1997, he starred in the family comedy Jungle 2 Jungle from Disney. In 1999, he returned to voice Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story 2, which was a financial and critical hit.{{sfn|Price|2008|pp=175, 185}} That same year, he starred in the sci-fi parody Galaxy Quest alongside Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, and Sam Rockwell.{{cite news |last=Lee |first=Benjamin |date=April 6, 2016 |title=Sam Rockwell: Alan Rickman's death undid plans for Galaxy Quest 2 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/apr/06/sam-rockwell-galaxy-quest-sequel-was-planned-before-alan-rickmans-death?CMP=gu_com |work=The Guardian |access-date=September 6, 2017}} In 2002, he reprised his role as Scott Calvin in The Santa Clause 2. Two years later, he starred as Luther Krank in Christmas with the Kranks. In 2006, Zoom was released, starring Allen as Jack Shepard. The same year, he also starred in The Shaggy Dog and The Santa Clause 3. The year 2008 marked his first dramatic turn with a supporting role as an aging action film star in David Mamet's Redbelt.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2007/film/markets-festivals/tim-allen-tops-mamet-s-redbelt-2-1117964894/ |title=Tim Allen tops Mamet's 'Redbelt' |last=Fleming |first=Michael |date=May 14, 2007 |website=Variety |access-date=April 25, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425171837/https://variety.com/2007/film/markets-festivals/tim-allen-tops-mamet-s-redbelt-2-1117964894/ |archive-date=April 25, 2015}}
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.{{cite web|title=Tim Allen and Pure Michigan|url=http://www.michigan.org/blog/pure-michigan-ads/pure-michigan-tim-allen/|website=michigan.org|access-date=March 23, 2015|archive-date=November 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116115916/http://www.michigan.org/blog/pure-michigan-ads/pure-michigan-tim-allen/|url-status=dead}} 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 he planned a 2010 comedy tour. Allen also directed the film, marking his film directorial debut.{{cite web| url=http://www.timallen.com/?xpt=1| title=Stand Up and Show It Tour Dates| website=TimAllen.com}}
Allen hosted the 8th Annual TV Land Awards on April 25, 2010.{{cite news|url=http://news-briefs.ew.com/2010/03/30/tim-allen-to-host-tv-land-awards/|title=Tim Allen to Host TV Land Awards|last=Ward|first=Kate |date=March 30, 2010|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=March 31, 2010}} That same year, he returned the role of Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story 3 and also became the official voice of the Chevrolet Cruze, narrating commercials for the vehicle, and he became the voice of Campbell Soup Company's "It's Amazing What Soup Can Do" campaign.{{cite web |title=Toy Story 3 |url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b8c55858e |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804073325/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b8c55858e |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 4, 2012 |work=British Film Institute |access-date=February 16, 2014}}{{cite news| url=http://www.brandchannel.com/home/post/2010/09/07/Campbell-Soup-Repositions.aspx| title=Campbell's Soup Shirks Canned Cool for Wholesome Warmth| last=Brady| first=Shirley| date=September 7, 2010| website=Brandchannel| access-date=January 23, 2011| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100913012153/http://www.brandchannel.com/home/post/2010/09/07/Campbell-Soup-Repositions.aspx| archive-date=September 13, 2010| df=mdy-all}}
=== 2011–present: Last Man Standing and other roles ===
Allen returned to ABC with the sitcom Last Man Standing (2011–2021). He played the role of Mike Baxter, a conservative father fighting for his manhood in a house filled with women.{{cite news| url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Tim-Allen-ABC-1029665.aspx| title=Tim Allen to Join ABC's The Last Days of Man |magazine=TV Guide| access-date=February 23, 2011}} The character is loosely based on his own life. After six seasons, the show was canceled in May 2017. On May 11, 2018, Fox TV's CEOs and chairmen Gary Newman and Dana Walden said Fox had officially picked up Last Man Standing for a seventh season.{{cite magazine |url= http://people.com/tv/tim-allen-last-man-standing-returns-fox/ |title=Tim Allen's Last Man Standing Is Returning to TV 1 Year After Cancellation |magazine=People |date=May 11, 2018 |access-date=May 11, 2018 |first=Michele |last=Corriston}}{{cite news| url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2018/05/11/tim-allens-last-man-standing-revived-fox/603136002/|date=May 11, 2018|title=Last Man Standing' resurfaces at Fox, a year after ABC canceled it|newspaper=USA Today|last=Levin|first=Gary|access-date=May 11, 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/last-man-fox-seventh-season-tim-allen-1202388669/|title='Last Man Standing' Resurrected at Fox For Season 7 With Original Cast Led By Tim Allen|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=May 11, 2018|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=May 11, 2018|language=en-US}}{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-fi-ct-fox-schedule-20180514-story.html|title=Tim Allen's 'Last Man Standing' returns – this time on Fox's fall schedule|last=Battaglio|first=Stephen|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=May 14, 2018|access-date=May 14, 2018}} The show ended in May 2021 after nine seasons.{{cite web|last=White|first=Peter|title='Last Man Standing': Tim Allen Comedy To End With Season 9 On Fox|url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/last-man-standing-fox-comedy-to-end-season-9-1234597356/|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=October 14, 2020|access-date=October 14, 2020|archive-date=October 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018190021/https://deadline.com/2020/10/last-man-standing-fox-comedy-to-end-season-9-1234597356/|url-status=live}}
Shortly before the 2017 cancellation of Last Man Standing, Allen had been announced as part of the cast of the Netflix original comedy film El Camino Christmas (2017).{{cite web|last1=Busch|first1=Anita|title='Hidden Figures' Filmmaker Ted Melfi Lines Up Strong Ensemble Cast For 'El Camino Christmas' At Netflix|url=https://deadline.com/2017/04/tim-allen-vincent-donofrio-el-camino-christmas-ted-melfi-hidden-figures-filmmaker-netflix-1202076503/|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=April 25, 2017|access-date=September 6, 2017}} In 2018, he had a cameo voice role as Buzz Lightyear in Ralph Breaks the Internet. In 2019, he voiced the character in Toy Story 4 and appeared as himself in No Safe Spaces, a documentary film.{{cite news| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/toy-story-4-cast-meet-famous-voice-actors-1218206/tom-hanks-6/| title='Toy Story 4': Meet the Voices Behind Each Animated Performer| first=Lily| last=Rosenberg| date=June 23, 2019| newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter}} In 2022, it was announced that Allen would reprise the role of Scott Calvin in a Disney+ mini-series, The Santa Clauses, based on The Santa Clause franchise.{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/santa-clause-series-tim-allen-disney-plus-1235154498/|title='Santa Clause' Series Starring Tim Allen Ordered at Disney Plus|last=Otterson|first=Joe|newspaper=Variety|date=January 14, 2022|access-date=June 23, 2022}}
On June 30, 2022, the History Channel series More Power premiered, with co-host Allen reunited with Richard Karn. The show covered the history of tools and included field reports of people who use powerful tools.{{cite news|url=https://www.hastingstribune.com/ap/entertainment/tv-tinsel-from-her-first-acting-role-there-was-no-going-back-for-ascendant-lucy/article_0841546b-fc43-5670-b0dd-225210d053ec.html|title=TV Tinsel: From her first acting role, 'there was no going back' for ascendant Lucy Boynton|last=Lee|first=Luaine|newspaper=Hastings Tribune|via=Tribune News Service|date=June 27, 2022|access-date=July 1, 2022}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In February 2023, Allen announced that he would return as the voice of Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story 5.{{cite web | url = https://movieweb.com/tim-allen-confirm-toy-story-5/ | website = movieweb.com | date = February 9, 2023 | access-date = February 9, 2023 | title = Tim Allen Confirms His Return as Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story 5 | first = Jeremy | last = Dick}}
On March 6, 2024, Allen announced on his Facebook page that he would be starring in a third sitcom called Shifting Gears. His character is Matt, a “stubborn, widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop. When Matt’s estranged daughter and her teenage kids move into his house, the real restoration begins.” The series premiered on ABC on January 8, 2025.
Personal life
=== Marriages and family ===
Allen was raised as an Episcopalian. He married Laura Deibel on April 7, 1984. Their daughter, Katherine, was born in December 1989. He and Deibel legally separated in 1999 and finalized their divorce in 2003.{{cite news| url=https://www.deseret.com/2003/3/15/19709669/actor-tim-allen-and-wife-settle-their-divorce |title=Actor Tim Allen and wife settle their divorce| newspaper=Deseret News| location=Salt Lake City| date=March 15, 2003| access-date=January 27, 2022| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102080213/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20030315/ai_n11382377/| archive-date=November 2, 2015}} Allen married actress Jane Hajduk on October 7, 2006, in a small private ceremony in Grand Lake, Colorado.{{cite magazine| last=Dibdin| first=Emma| date=October 13, 2018|title=Tim Allen and His Wife Jane Hajduk's Relationship Rivals Even His Best TV Romances| url=https://www.countryliving.com/life/entertainment/a23376833/tim-allen-wife-jane-hajduk-love-story/| access-date=November 9, 2020| website=Country Living| language=en-US}} They had been dating for five years.{{cite magazine| url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1544253,00.html| title=Tim Allen Marries Longtime Girlfriend Jane Hajduk| magazine=People| date=October 9, 2006| access-date=December 4, 2008| archive-date=October 1, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001171508/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1544253,00.html| url-status=dead}} Their daughter, Elizabeth, was born in March 2009.{{cite news| url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/03/30/2009-03-30_its_a_girl_for_tim_allen_wife_jane_hajdu.html| title=It's a girl for Tim Allen, wife Jane Hajduk| date=March 30, 2009| newspaper=New York Daily News| first=Issie| last=Lapowsky| access-date=January 1, 2011| archive-date=April 4, 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090404074013/http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/03/30/2009-03-30_its_a_girl_for_tim_allen_wife_jane_hajdu.html| url-status=dead}}
= Legal issues =
File:Mug Shot of Tim Allen.jpg
On October 2, 1978, Allen was arrested at the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport for possession of over {{convert|650|g|lb}} of cocaine.{{cite web|title=Celebrity arrests they wish they could forget|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/celebrity-arrests-they-wish-they-could-forget/|access-date=November 9, 2020|website=CBS News|date=January 9, 2012 |language=en}}{{cite web |last1=Margaritoff |first1=Marco |title=How Tim Allen Went From Cocaine-Trafficking Criminal To 'Home Improvement' Star |date=November 8, 2021 |url=https://allthatsinteresting.com/tim-allen-cocaine |access-date=March 27, 2022}}{{cite news |last1=Parker |first1=Ryan |title=Tim Allen Opens Up About Infamous Drug Arrest, Laughs Off Trump Critics |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/tim-allen-opens-up-about-infamous-drug-arrest-laughs-off-trump-critics-4142676/ |access-date=March 27, 2022 |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=March 3, 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Nugent |first1=Annabel |title=Tim Allen reflects on time in prison on drug trafficking charges: 'I learned to shut up' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/tim-allen-prison-drug-trafficking-b1811573.html |access-date=March 26, 2022 |publisher=Independent |date=March 3, 2021}} He subsequently pleaded guilty to felony drug trafficking charges and provided the names of other dealers in exchange for a sentence of three to seven years rather than 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.{{cite web| url=http://www.mackinac.org/article.aspx?ID=35| title=650-Lifer Punishment Is a Crime| website=Mackinac Center for Public Policy| author=Pratt, Monica| date=March 3, 1997| access-date=January 9, 2010}}{{cite news |last=Connelly |first=Chris |title=Broken Home |magazine=Ladies' Home Journal |date=April 1997 |url=http://www.timallen.com/actor/press_archive/ladies.php |via=timallen.com |access-date=September 25, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113232238/http://www.timallen.com/actor/press_archive/ladies.php |archive-date= November 13, 2010 |url-status=dead |df= mdy-all }}{{cite web| title=Tim Allen: From Convicted Drug Dealer to Hollywood Star| url=http://investigation.discovery.com/investigation/where-now/allen/tim-allen.html| website=Investigation Discovery| access-date=September 25, 2010| first=Gary C. |last=King}}
In 1998, Allen was arrested for DUI in Birmingham, Michigan. At the time, his blood alcohol content was 0.15%, nearly double the legal limit in Michigan.{{cite news| url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tim-allen-enters-rehab-clinic/| title=Tim Allen Enters Rehab Clinic| work=CBS News| date=April 17, 1998| access-date=January 21, 2010}} He was sentenced to one-year probation and entered a rehabilitation clinic for alcohol abuse as part of his court obligation.{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/gossip/1998/04/17/1998-04-17_self_-__improvement___tim_al.html |title=Self – 'Improvement': Tim Allen Enters Rehab |last1=Sutton |first1=Larry |first2=Marcus |last2=Baram |date=April 17, 1998 |newspaper=New York Daily News |access-date=February 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707192819/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/gossip/1998/04/17/1998-04-17_self_-__improvement___tim_al.html |archive-date=July 7, 2009}}
=== Political views ===
Allen is a supporter of the Republican Party, describing himself as "fiscally conservative and emotionally liberal".{{cite web| url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/last-man-standing-star-tim-allen-were-going-to-drill-hillary/| title='Last Man Standing' star Tim Allen: 'We're going to drill Hillary'| first=Paulette| last=Cohn| work=Fox News| access-date=November 20, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121015934/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/08/04/last-man-standing-star-tim-allen-were-going-to-drill-hillary/| archive-date=November 21, 2015| url-status=live| df=mdy-all}} In 2021, he criticized then-former president Donald Trump and those taking part in the 2021 United States Capitol attack, calling the incident "horrible, embarrassing, and shameful" and opining that the rioters must have had inside help. He also said the riot had caused people to be embarrassed to be known as conservative.
Allen is also involved in philanthropic efforts to help reduce homelessness.{{Cite web |last=Michelle |first=Kati |date=October 13, 2021 |title=Tim Allen raises awareness about the homeless, tries to do his part |url=https://outsider.com/entertainment/tim-allen-raises-awareness-about-homeless-tries-do-his-part/ |website=www.outsider.com |access-date=March 4, 2022 |language=en-US |archive-date=December 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203081720/https://outsider.com/entertainment/tim-allen-raises-awareness-about-homeless-tries-do-his-part/ |url-status=dead }}
= Car interests =
Allen is a car enthusiast and competed in endurance racing for Saleen in a co-owned car in the 1990s, including the 24 Hours of Daytona.{{cite magazine| last=Huffman| first=John Pearley| date=January 31, 2018| title=What I'd Do Differently: Tim Allen| url=https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a15928736/what-id-do-differently-tim-allen-interview| access-date=November 19, 2020| magazine=Car and Driver| language=en-US}}{{cite web| title=Tim Allen and others to drive at Daytona| url=https://us.motorsport.com/imsa-others/news/tim-allen-and-others-to-drive-at-daytona/1676358/| access-date=November 19, 2020| website=Motorsport.com| date=May 8, 1997| language=en}} He also owns a car collection, which he houses in a former paint shop in Southern California. As of 2022, the collection includes a 1956 Ford F-100 custom made by McLaren, a 1965 Shelby Cobra, and a 1966 Ferrari 330 GTC.{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Brad |date=May 5, 2021 |title=Tim Allen Is A Car Nut – And This Is His Incredible Collection |url=https://www.carscoops.com/2021/05/tim-allen-is-a-car-nut-and-this-is-his-collection/ |access-date=November 21, 2022 |website=Carscoops}} While some sources claim the latter's standalone value to exceed $3,000,000,{{Cite web |last=Dyer |first=Nathan |date=June 29, 2022 |title=Tim Allen's Updated 2023 Car Collection |url=https://www.carhp.com/news/ten-most-expensive-car-s-in-tim-allen-s-collection |access-date=November 21, 2022 |website=CarHP |archive-date=December 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214180112/https://www.carhp.com/news/ten-most-expensive-car-s-in-tim-allen-s-collection |url-status=dead }} there is no proof of this, and typical sales of the same model net far less.{{Synthesis inline|date=November 2024}}{{Cite web |title=1966 Ferrari 330 GTC Market - CLASSIC.COM |url=https://www.classic.com/m/ferrari/330/gtc/year-1966/ |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=www.classic.com}}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | 1988
| Baggage Handler | | |
| Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen
| Himself | | |
| scope="row" | 1994
| {{sort|Santa Clause|The Santa Clause}} | Scott Calvin / Santa Claus | | |
| scope="row" | 1995
| Voice role | |
| scope="row" rowspan="3" | 1997
| Himself | Cameo | |
| Jungle 2 Jungle
| Michael Cromwell | | |
| For Richer or Poorer
| Brad Sexton | | |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | 1999
| Buzz Lightyear | Voice role | |
| Galaxy Quest
| Jason Nesmith | | |
| scope="row" | 2000
| Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins | Buzz Lightyear | Voice role; direct-to-video | |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2001
| Critical Jim | | |
| Joe Somebody
| Joe Scheffer | | |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2002
| Eliot Arnold | | |
| {{sort|Santa Clause 2|The Santa Clause 2}}
| Santa Claus / Scott Calvin / Toy Santa | | |
| scope="row" | 2004
| Luther Krank | | |
| scope="row" rowspan="4" | 2006
| {{sort|Shaggy Dog|The Shaggy Dog}} | Dave Douglas | Producer | |
| Cars
| Buzz Lightyear Car | Voice cameo | |
| Zoom
| Jack Shepard / Capt. Zoom | | |
| {{sort|Santa Clause 3|The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause}}
| Santa Claus / Scott Calvin | | |
| scope="row" | 2007
| Doug Madsen | | |
| scope="row" | 2008
| Redbelt | Chet Frank | | |
| scope="row" | 2009
| {{sortname|The|Six Wives of Henry Lefay}} | Henry Lefay | Also executive producer | |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2010
| Tommy Zelda | Also director | |
| Toy Story 3
| rowspan="4" | Buzz Lightyear | Voice role | |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2011
| Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation | Voice role; short film | |
| Toy Story Toons: Small Fry
| Voice role; short film | |
| scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2012
| Toy Story Toons: Partysaurus Rex | Voice role; short film | |
| Chimpanzee
| rowspan=2|Narrator | Documentary | |
| {{sort|Penquin King|The Penguin King}}
| American version | |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2013
| Tim | | |
| Adventures of the Penguin King
| Narrator | | |
| scope="row" | 2017
| Larry Michael Roth | | |
| scope="row" | 2018
| rowspan="2" | Buzz Lightyear | Voice cameo | |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2019
| Voice role | |
| No Safe Spaces
| Himself | Documentary |
| scope="row" | 2026
| Buzz Lightyear | Voice role; in production |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| scoepe="col" | Year
! scoepe="col" | Title ! scoepe="col" | Role ! scoepe="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scoepe="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| scope="row" | 1990
| Tim Allen: Men Are Pigs | rowspan=2|Himself | Stand-up special | |
| scope="row" | 1991
| Tim Allen Rewires America | Stand-up special | |
| scope="row" | 1991–1999
| Lead role; also executive producer (seasons 6–8) | |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | 1996
| Voice role | |
| {{sort|Drew Carey Show|The Drew Carey Show}}
| Himself | Episode: "The Front"; uncredited | |
| scope="row" | 1997
| Soul Man | Tim Taylor | Episode: "Communion Wine and Convicts" | |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | 1998
| {{sort|Larry Sanders Show|The Larry Sanders Show}} | Himself | Episode: "Flip" | |
| Spin City
| Rags | Voice role; episode: "The Kidney's All Right" | |
| scope="row" | 2000
| Buzz Lightyear | Voice role | |
| scope="row" | 2004
| The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius | Meldar Prime | Voice role; episode: "Win, Lose and Kaboom" | |
| scope="row" | 2011–2021
| Mike Baxter / Tim Taylor | Main role; also executive producer | style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/last-man-standing-tim-taylor-mike-baxter-home-improvement-crossover-1234650643/| website=Deadline Hollywood|title='Last Man Standing': Tim Taylor Meets Mike Baxter In 'Home Improvement' Crossover|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=December 4, 2020|access-date=December 5, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/tv/tim-allen-last-man-standing-home-improvement-crossover/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|title=Tim Allen revives Home Improvement character for a Last Man Standing crossover episode|first=James|last=Hibberd|date=December 4, 2020|access-date=December 5, 2020}} |
| scope="row" | 2013
| rowspan=2|Buzz Lightyear | Voice role; television special | |
| scope="row" | 2014
| Voice role; television special | |
| scope="row" | 2015
| Cristela | Mike Baxter | Episode: "Last Goose Standing" | |
| scope="row" | 2016
| Buzz Lightyear | Voice role; television special | |
| scope="row" | 2020
| Space Force Commander | Episode: "Space Force" | |
| scope="row" | 2021
| Assembly Required | Himself / Host | Main role; also creator and executive producer | style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web | url=https://www.thewrap.com/assembly-required-tim-allen-richard-karn-tool-time-home-improvement/ | title=Tim Allen on How New History Show 'Assembly Required' is Like a Real Version of 'Tool Time' | date=February 18, 2021 }} |
| scope="row" | 2022
| More Power | Himself / Host | Main role; also creator and executive producer | style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web | url=https://collider.com/more-power-tim-allen-richard-karn-reunion-history-channel/ | title='More Power': 'Home Improvement' Stars Tim Allen and Richard Karn Reunite for History Channel Show | website=Collider | date=June 6, 2022 }} |
| scope="row" | 2022–2023
| Scott Calvin / Santa Claus | Main role; also executive producer | |
| scope="row" | 2025
| Matt Parker | Main role; also executive producer |
= Video games =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Voice role ! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| scope="row" | 1994
| Home Improvement: Power Tool Pursuit | Tim Taylor | |
| scope="row" | 1999
| Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue | rowspan=8|Buzz Lightyear |Archived recordings |
| scope="row" | 2001
|Archived recordings |
| scope="row" | 2009
| |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2010
| Scene It? Disney Magical Moments | |
| Toy Story 3
| |
| scope="row" | 2016
| |
| scope="row" | 2022
| |
| scope="row" | 2023
| |
Awards and honors
Awards and nominations
Other honors
- 1999: Named a Disney Legend for his work on the Toy Story and The Santa Clause franchises{{cite web| url=https://d23.com/walt-disney-legend/tim-allen/| title=Disney Legends: Tim Allen| website=Walt Disney Company}}
- 2004: Received a motion pictures star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6834 Hollywood Boulevard for his contributions to the film industry{{cite web|url=http://www.walkoffame.com/tim-allen |website=Hollywood Walk of Fame |title=Tim Allen |access-date=February 14, 2017}}
- 2017: Inducted into the Diecast Hall of Fame{{cite web|url=http://www.diecasthall.com/blog/2017-diecast-hall-of-fame-inductees/|title=Diecast Hall of Fame 2017 Inductees Announcement|access-date=November 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171124212405/http://www.diecasthall.com/blog/2017-diecast-hall-of-fame-inductees/|archive-date=November 24, 2017|url-status=dead}}
Honorary scholastic degrees
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| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Degree ! scope="col" | School ! scope="col" | Location ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| scope="row" | 1998
| Doctor of Fine Arts (DFA) | {{Flagu|Michigan}} | Gave commencement address |
| scope="row" | 2021
| Doctor of Fine Arts (DFA) | {{Flagu|Michigan}} | Gave commencement address |
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Bibliography
- Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man (1994) – {{ISBN|0-7868-6134-7}}
- I'm Not Really Here (1996) – {{ISBN|0-7868-6257-2}}
See also
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References
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External links
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