Tim Allen

Tim Allen
Allen in 2012
Born	Timothy Allen Dick (1953-06-13) June 13, 1953 Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, comedian
Years active	1975–present
Spouse(s)	Laura Deibel (1984-2003) Jane Hajduk (2006-present)
Children	2
Website	http://www.timallen.com

Tim Allen (born Timothy Allen Dick; June 13, 1953) is an American actor and comedian.

Allen was born in Denver, Colorado. When he was 13, he moved to Birmingham, Michigan. In October 1978, he was arrested while in possession of 1.4 pounds of cocaine. He was convicted and sentenced to 3-to-7 years in prison and released after 28 months.

Most of Allen's work is in comedy. He is well known for being in Home Improvement. He also had a role in The Santa Clause, Toy Story, and Galaxy Quest.

Influences

Allen stated comedians like Bill Cosby, Chevy Chase, Abbott and Costello, Steve Martin, Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Mel Brooks, Peter Sellers, John Belushi, Redd Foxx, Mort Sahl, Dick Gregory, Jerry Lewis, Robin Williams and Dan Aykroyd as influences.

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1988	Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen	Himself
1989	Tropical Snow	Baggage Handler
1994	The Santa Clause	Scott Calvin/Santa Claus
1995	Toy Story	Buzz Lightyear	voice
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
2000	Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins	Buzz Lightyear	voice
	The Santa Clause 2	Scott Calvin/Santa Claus
2001	Who Is Cletis Tout?	Critical Jim
	Joe Somebody	Joe Scheffer
	Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius	Hugh Neutron/Gus	voice
2002	Big Trouble	Eliot Arnold
2003	Top Speed	Himself	narrator
2004	Christmas with the Kranks	Luther Krank
2006	The Shaggy Dog	Dave Douglas
	Cars	Buzz Lightyear Car	voice/cameo
	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
2009	The Six Wives of Henry Lefay	Henry Lefay
2010	Toy Story 3	Buzz Lightyear	voice
	Crazy on the Outside	Tommy Zelda	director
2011	Hawaiian Vacation	Buzz Lightyear (voice)	Short film
2011	Small Fry	Buzz Lightyear (voice)	Short film
2012	Partysaurus Rex	Buzz Lightyear (voice)	Short film
2012	Chimpanzee	Narrator	Documentary
2012	Penguins 3D	Narrator	U.S. version
2013	Geezers!	Tim
2019	Toy Story 4	Buzz Lightyear (voice)
	Woody's Roundup: The Movie	Buzz Lightyear (voice)	Direct-to-video

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991–99	Home Improvement	Tim Taylor	Series; also executive producer (seasons 6–8)
1997	Soul Man	Tim Taylor	Episode: "Communion Wine and Convicts"
1998	Spin City	Rags (voice)	Episode: "The Kidney's All Right"
1999	Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip	Adult Dexter (voice)	Movie
2003	These Guys	Narrator (voice)	Movie
2004	Jimmy Neutron: Win, Lose and Kaboom	Meldar Prime (voice)	Movie
2011–2021	Last Man Standing	Mike Baxter	Series
2013	Toy Story of Terror!	Buzz Lightyear (voice)	Special
2014	Toy Story That Time Forgot	Buzz Lightyear (voice)	Special
2015	Cristela	Mike Baxter	Crossover appearance: "Last Goose Standing"

Video games

Year	Title	Role
1994	Home Improvement: Power Tool Pursuit	Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor
1999	Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue	Buzz Lightyear
2001	Toy Story Racer	Buzz Lightyear
2010	Scene It? Disney Magical Moments	Buzz Lightyear

Other websites

• Official website
• Tim Allen on IMDb
• Tim Allen at AllMovie
• Tim Allen at TV.com