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

Contents 1 Film career 2 Career 3 Private life 4 Legal problems 5 Selected filmography 5.1 Films 5.2 TV series 5.3 Salaries 6 External links

Film career

He was born Timothy Allen Dick in Denver, Colorado to Gerald and Martha Dick. He grew up in Birmingham in suburban Detroit, Michigan and attended Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, where he was arrested and consequently sent to prison for drug offenses. Following his release, Allen became a successful stand-up comedian.

Career

He rose to fame with the television series Home Improvement (1991-1999) on ABC in which he played Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor.

At one point in the mid-1990s, he starred in the most watched television show, Home Improvement, the highest grossing film, The Santa Clause, and had the best selling book in North America, Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man, at the same time.

Private life

Near the end of the show, Tim Allen published I'm Not Really Here, a book detailing his thoughts on quantum philosophy, intergender relationships, and the male mid-life crisis. Allen has an honorary degree from Western Michigan University, and its existence was used for the main plot of an episode of his show, Home Improvement.

He was married to Laura Diebel (CEO for Tim Allen Signature Tools) April 7, 1984 - 2003; they have 1 daughter.

For his contribution to the television industry, Tim Allen has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6834 Hollywood Blvd.

Legal problems

Allen's rise to fame almost never happened. On October 2, 1978, he was arrested with an accomplice at an airport in Kalamazoo, Michigan with 1.4 pounds of cocaine. Because of the huge quantity, Allen was facing life in prison. Instead, he agreed to testify against his partner in exchange for a sentence of three to seven years in prison. He ultimately ended up serving two years and four months. [1]

On May 24, 1997, Allen was arrested for DUI in Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan. He pleaded guilty on June 16 and was sentenced to a year probation and a fine and ordered to seek alcohol counseling. [2] [3]

Selected filmography

Films

• Christmas with the Kranks (2004) - Luther Krank
• Santa Clause 2 (2002) - Santa Claus/Scott Calvin
• Big Trouble (2002) - Eliot Arnold
• Joe Somebody (2001) - Joe Scheffer
• Who is Cletus Tout? (2001) - Critical Jim
• Galaxy Quest (1999) - Jason Nesmith/Cmdr. Peter Quincy Taggart
• Toy Story 2 (1999) - Buzz Lightyear (voice)
• For Richer or Poorer (1997) - Brad Sexton
• Jungle 2 Jungle (1997) - Michael Cromwell
• Toy Story (1995) - Buzz Lightyear (voice)
• The Santa Clause (1994) - Scott Calvin/Santa Claus

TV series

• Home Improvement (1991-1999) - Tim Taylor

Salaries

• Joe Somebody (2001) USD$12,000,000
• Toy Story 2 (1999) $5,000,000
• Toy Story (1995) $50,000
• "Home Improvement" (1991) $1,250,000/episode (1998-1999 season)

External links

• Official Tim Allen Website
• Tim Allen at the Internet Movie Database
• Tim Allen's Mugshot at The Smoking Gun

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