Tim Allen

Tim Allen

Born: Timothy Alan Dick (June 13, 1953) (Age 54 as of 2008) (Denver Colorado, U.S.)

Occupation: Voice-over artist, character actor, comedian

Years Active: 1988 To Present

Spouse(s): Laura Deibel (1984 to 2003), Jane Jaiduk (2006 to Present)

Awards Won: Golden Globe Awards: Best Actor in a Television Comedy or Musical 1995 Home Improvement

Tim Allen (born June 13, 1953) is an American comedian, character actor, voice-over artist and entertainer perhaps best known for his role in the sitcom Home Improvement and his roles in the Disney film series of The Santa Clause and Toy Story.


Tim Allen

Biography

Early Years

Tim Allen's birth name was Timothy Alan Dick.  He was born in Denver.  His mother was a community service worker and his father was a real estate agent.  His father was killed by a drunk driver when Allen was eleven. 


Tim Allen

Career

Tim Allen became a stand up comedian after he tried stand up at a comedy club in Detroit.  He did commercials and was part of some television comedy shows.  He moved to Los Angeles and became a member of The Comedy Store.  He did many appearances on late-night talk shows.

Allen became really famous after doing Home Improvement, a sitcom about a guy who hosted a show about home improvements. I used to watch the show with my mom. She liked Allen's humour. In 1994 he was in a movie called The Santa Clause. It was the highest grossing film of that year. Around the same time he had the best selling book in North America. The book's title was "Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man". In 1995 he was the voice of Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story.

Allen has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and is a Disney Legend.

Personal Life

Allen has been arrested in the 70s for possession of cocaine. He shared information about other drug dealers with the police so he reduced a life sentence to three to seven years. Allen did 28 months in the Sandstone, Minnesota Federal Correctional Institution.

The "Home Improvement" Show

Home Improvement is an American television sitcom starring actor/comedian Tim Allen, which ran from 1991 to 1999. The show was created by Matt Williams, Carmen Finestra (who both produced The Cosby Show) and David MacFadzean.


Filmography

Feature


Television Work


Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen (1988)

Tim Allen: Men Are Pigs (1991) Home Improvement (1991-1999)

Tim Allen Rewires America (1992)

These Guys (2003) (narrator)

Jimmy Neutron: Win, Lose, and Kaboom (2004) (voice)


Books


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 Television Commercials

HP Computer Commercial - Santa Claus (voice) Michigan Economic Development Corporation Tourism Commercials - Narrator (voice)

1989

Tropical Snow, Baggage Handler

1994 The Santa Clause, Scott Calvin/Santa Claus

1995

Toy Story, Buzz Lightyear, voice only


1997

Meet Wally Sparks, Himself, cameo Jungle 2 Jungle, Michael Cromwell

For Richer or Poorer, Brad Sexton



Filmography continued

1995 Toy Story, Buzz Lightyear, voice only


1997 Meet Wally Sparks, Himself, cameo Jungle 2 Jungle Michael Cromwell

         For Richer or Poorer Brad Sexton

1999 Toy Story 2, Buzz Lightyear, (voice) Galaxy Quest Jason Nesmith

2001 Who is Cletis Tout? Critical Jim

          Joe Somebody Joe Scheffer

2002 Big Trouble Eliot Arnold

         The Santa Clause 2 Santa Claus/Scott Calvin/Toy Santa

2003 Top Speed, Himself, narrator


2004 Christmas with the Kranks Luther Krank

2006 The Shaggy Dog Dave Douglas

         Cars Buzz Lightyear Car, voice only, Zoom Jack Shepard/Captain Zoom

         The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause Santa Claus/Scott Calvin

2007 Wild Hogs Doug Madsen

         Fired! Himself documentary


2008 Redbelt, Chet Frank


2008 Brothers Unknown


2009 Wild Hogs 2 Doug Madsen

2010 Toy Story 3, Buzz Lightyear, voice only