27 Facts About Tim Allen

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Tim Allen was born in Denver, Colorado, on June 13,1953.

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Tim Allen is the third oldest of six children of Martha Katherine, a community-service worker, and Gerald M Dick, a real estate agent.

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Tim Allen has two older brothers, two younger brothers, and a younger sister.

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Tim Allen's father died in a car accident in November 1964, colliding with a drunk driver when Allen was 11.

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Tim Allen attended Seaholm High School in Birmingham, where he was in theater and music classes.

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Tim Allen then attended Central Michigan University before transferring to Western Michigan University in 1974.

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At Western Michigan, Tim Allen worked at the student radio station WIDR.

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Tim Allen moved to Los Angeles and became a regular performer at The Comedy Store.

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Tim Allen began performing stand-up appearances on late-night talk shows and specials on record and film.

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Tim Allen began narrating the "Pure Michigan" television and radio commercials for the "Travel Michigan" agency.

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Tim Allen accompanied the film, helping promote it with a series of stand-up acts beforehand.

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Tim Allen hosted the 8th Annual TV Land Awards on April 25,2010.

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Tim Allen returned to ABC with the sitcom Last Man Standing.

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Tim Allen played the role of Mike Baxter, a conservative father fighting for his manhood in a house filled with women.

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ABC Entertainment Chief Channing Dungey denied claims of political bias against Tim Allen, explaining that the network could not accommodate the program on their schedule.

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Shortly before the cancellation of Last Man Standing, Tim Allen had been announced as part of the cast of the Netflix original comedy film El Camino Christmas.

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On June 30,2022, the History Channel series More Power premiered, with co-host Tim Allen reunited with Richard Karn.

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In February 2023, Tim Allen announced that he would return as the voice of Buzz Lightyear for a fifth installment of the Toy Story franchise.

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Tim Allen married actress Jane Hajduk on October 7,2006, in a small private ceremony in Grand Lake, Colorado.

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Tim Allen 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 a possible life imprisonment.

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Tim Allen was paroled on June 12,1981, after serving two years and four months in Federal Correctional Institution, Sandstone, in Sandstone, Minnesota.

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In 1998, Tim Allen was arrested for driving under the influence in Birmingham, Michigan.

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Tim Allen was sentenced to one-year probation and entered a rehabilitation clinic for alcohol abuse as part of his court obligation.

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Tim Allen said the riot had caused people to be embarrassed to be known as conservative.

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Tim 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.

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Tim Allen owns a car collection, which he houses in a former paint shop in Southern California.

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Tim Allen is involved in philanthropic efforts to help reduce homelessness.