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Tim Allen
Mostly Credited As: Tim Allen Birth Name: Timothy Allen Dick Date Of Birth: June 13, 1953 (Age 59) Country Of Birth: USA Birth Place: Denver, Colorado Height: 5' 11" (1.8 m)

Tim Allen was born in Denver, Colorado on June 13, 1953. Tragedy struck his family early when his father was killed by a drunk driver, leaving Tim, his eight siblings, and his mother with great sorrow. At 13, Tim and his family moved to Birmingham, Michigan. In high school his favorite subject was shop. In 1975 he graduated from Western Michigan University with a degree in television production. Three years later he was arrested on drug charges and spent two years in jail.

After his release from jail Tim decided to clean up his act. He entered a stand up comedy competition on a dare from his friend and won. He was soon appearing on TV specials and eventually landed his big break on the show Home Improvement. He continued to star in TV and movies and eventually even developed his own line of power tools.

Movie Credits
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)
Zoom (2006)
The Shaggy Dog (2006)
Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
Big Trouble (2002)
Who Is Cletis Tout? (2002)
The Santa Clause 2 (2002)
Joe Somebody (2001)
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (2000)
Galaxy Quest (1999)
Toy Story 2 (1999)
For Richer Or Poorer (1997)
Jungle2jungle (1997)
Meet Wally Sparks (1997)
Toy Story (1995)
The Santa Clause (1994)

TV Appearances

Main cast

Last Man Standing (2011)	As: Mike Baxter
Home Improvement (1991)	As: Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor
The Emmy Awards (1949)	As: Himself (Co-Host 1992)

Episode Cast Credits

The View (1997) Show all 6 episode cast credits
	• Season 16, Episode 95	16x95: (Jan/31/2013)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
	• Season 16, Episode 43	16x43: (Nov/01/2012)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
	• Tim Allen, Martin Short, Barry Manilow, guest co-host Arthel Neville	10x44: (Nov/03/2006)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
	• Tim Allen, Mary Lynn Rajskub	09x41: (Feb/27/2006)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) Show all 14 episode cast credits
	• Tim Allen, Nolan Gould, Switchfoot	20x185: (Nov/15/2012)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
	• Tim Allen, Chris Diamantopoulos, Feist	20x62: (Apr/12/2012)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
	• Tim Allen, Rocket City Rednecks, Jessie Baylin	20x31: (Feb/22/2012)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
	• Tim Allen, Theresa Caputo, Scotty McCreery	19x166: (Oct/05/2011)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
Top Gear (US) (2010)
	• Used Car Salesman	01x07: (Jan/02/2011)	As	Himself (Big Star, Small Car)
Shatner's Raw Nerve (2008)
	• Tim Allen	01x02: (Dec/02/2008)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
The Bonnie Hunt Show (2008) (2008)
	• Tim Allen	01x03: (Sep/10/2008)	As	Himself
Live with Kelly and Michael (1975)
	• Tim Allen; Masi Oka	25x191: (Feb/26/2007)	As	Himself
	• Tim Allen and Jerry Springer	25x108: (Nov/01/2006)	As	Himself
The Early Show (1999)
	• Tim Allen, Bobby Flay	08x44: (Nov/02/2006)	As	Himself
The Today Show (1952)
	• Madonna, Tim Allen, Mireille Guiliano, Kellie Pickler	54x43: (Nov/01/2006)	As	Himself
Inside the Actors Studio (1994)
	• Tim Allen	12x13: (May/28/2006)	As	Himself
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
	• Tim Allen, Floetry	03x123: (Mar/09/2006)	As	Himself
	• Tim Allen/Eva Longoria/Chingy	02x57: (Nov/23/2004)	As	Himself
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
	• Home Improvement	10x18: (Dec/18/2005)	As	Himself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
	• Tim Allen, Eddie Izzard, Chingy	12x40: (Nov/16/2004)	As	Himself
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002)
	• Win, Lose, and Kaboom!	02x18: (Jul/09/2004)	*Voiced*	Meldar
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000)
	• The Adventure Begins	(Aug/08/2000)	*Voiced*	Buzz Lightyear
Spin City (1996)
	• The Kidney's All Right	03x09: (Nov/17/1998)	*Voiced*	Rags
The Wonderful World of Disney (1997) (1997)
	• Toy Story	01x01: (Sep/28/1997)	*Voiced*	Buzz Lightyear
Kid's Choice Awards (1988)
	• 10th Annual Kids' Choice Awards	10x01: (Apr/19/1997)	As	Himself
	• 8th Annual Kids' Choice Awards	08x01: (May/20/1995)	As	Himself
Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
	• Tim Allen, Tyson Koenig, Suzanne Vega	04x11: (Sep/16/1996)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
	• Show #0443	03x04: (Sep/07/1995)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
	• Show #0267	02x48: (Nov/10/1994)	As	Himself (cameo)
	• Show #0249	02x30: (Oct/07/1994)	As	Himself
The Drew Carey Show (1995)
	• The Front	01x17: (Feb/07/1996)	As	Himself
The Academy Awards (1929)
	• The 67th Annual Academy Awards	67x01: (Mar/27/1995)	As	Himself - Presenter: Best Short Film, Live Action

Crew Credits

Show Crew

Home Improvement (1991)	• Creative Consultant
Last Man Standing (2011)	• Executive Producer

Episode Crew

Home Improvement (1991) (Credited in 2 episodes from this show)
• Loose Lips And Freudian Slips	08x22	May/04/1999	As: Director
• What You See Is What You Get	03x23	May/11/1994	As: Writer

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Show Crew

Episode Crew

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