Tim Allen | |
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 Allen in 2012 | |
| Born | Timothy Alan Dick June 13, 1953 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
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| Children | 2 |
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| Medium | Stand-up, film, television |
| Alma mater | Western Michigan University (BS) |
| Genres | Observational comedy, physical comedy, surreal humour |
| Subject(s) | Marriage, gender differences, family, everyday life, social awkwardness, politics |
| Website | timallen |
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).