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| Full Name: | Tim Allen |
| Birth Name: | Timothy Allen Dick |
| Famous As: | Comedian, actor, writer, producer, director |
| Date of Birth: | June 13, 1953 |
| Place of Birth: | Denver, Colorado, USA |
| Height: | 5' 11 |
| Nationality: | American |
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| Full Name: | Tim Allen |
| Birth Name: | Timothy Allen Dick |
| Famous As: | Comedian, actor, writer, producer, director |
| Date of Birth: | June 13, 1953 |
| Place of Birth: | Denver, Colorado, USA |
| Height: | 5' 11 |
| Nationality: | American |
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Post Chronicle - Found Nov. 10, 2008 Comic Tim Allen is facing legal action over his 2007 movie Wild Hogs - a Florida-based production company is accusing him of stealing their idea. |
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TMZ - Found Nov. 4, 2008 Tim Allen is being sued for allegedly ripping off the idea for his movie 'Wild Hogs' ... |
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Daily Beast - Found Dec. 1, 2008 (11 p.m., followed by an episode featuring Tim Allen) WEDNESDAY DEC 3 Our pick of the week: the Sundance Channel premieres Spectacle: Elvis... |
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Tim Allen
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Allen at the 1993 Emmy rehearsals |
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| Born | June 13, 1953 Denver, Colorado |
| Subject(s) | Relationships, Masculinity, Femininity, Improvisational comedy, Physical comedy, Observational comedy, Differences between men and women |
| Influences | Chevy Chase, Bill Cosby |
| Spouse | Laura Deibel (1984-2003) Jane Hajduk (2006-present) |
| Golden Globe Awards | |
| Best Actor in a Television Comedy or Musical 1995 Home Improvement |
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Tim Allen (born June 13, 1953) is an American comedian, actor, voice-over artist and entertainer, who became famous for his role in the sitcom Home Improvement. He is also known for his roles in the Disney film series of The Santa Clause and Toy Story.1
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Allen was born Timothy Allen Dick in Denver, Colorado, the son of Martha Katherine, a community-service worker, and Gerald M. Dick, a real estate agent.231 His father died in a car accident, colliding with a drunk driver, when Allen was eleven.41 Two years later, his mother married her high school sweetheart, a successful business executive,2 and moved with her six children to Birmingham, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, to be with her new husband and his three children.5 Allen attended Ernest W. Seaholm High School in Birmingham, where he was in theater and music classes (resulting in his love of classical piano), and attended Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. He later received an honorary degree, which was highlighted for the main plot of the fifth season Home Improvement episode "Doctor in the House".
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Allen began his career as a comedian in 1975.1 On a dare from one of his friends, he participated in a comedy night at a comedy club in Detroit. While in Detroit he began to get recognition appearing in local television commercials and appearing on cable comedy shows such as Gary Thison's Some Semblance of Sanity. He later moved to Los Angeles and became a member of The Comedy Store there. He began to do stand-up appearances on late-night talk shows and specials on record and film.1 Allen rose to fame in acting with the television series Home Improvement (1991-1999) on ABC, playing Tim "The Tool-Man" Taylor.1 During one week in November 1994, he simultaneously starred in the highest grossing film (The Santa Clause) and appeared in the top rated television series (Home Improvement), 1 The following year, he provided the voice of Buzz Lightyear in the blockbuster Toy Story.1 Simultaneous with his time acting in Home Improvement, Tim Allen formed a race team with Steve Saleen and race driver Bob Bondurant, called the Saleen/Allen "RRR" Speedlab. The team raced Saleen Mustangs in the SCCA World Challenge, with Allen and Saleen as the team's drivers. On the last season of Home Improvement he received a check of $1.25 million for every episode he starred in.
In 2006, Allen began narrating the "Pure Michigan" television and radio commercials for the "Travel Michigan" agency. These commercials can be seen and heard throughout the Midwest and will begin airing nationally in 2009.
Allen was nominated for One Emmy and 5 Golden Globe Awards. He won the Golden Globe for Best Actor In A Television Series - Musical or Comedy in 1995.6
In 1999, Allen was named a Disney Legend for his work on the Toy Story and Santa Clause.7 Tim Allen was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame .8
Allen was married to Laura Deibel from April 7, 1984, until their divorce in 2003. They have a daughter, Katherine, born in 1989. Deibel once served as chief executive officer of Allen's tool line.citation needed
Allen is left handed and was raised as an Episcopalian.2
On October 2, 1978, before the start of his comedy career, Allen was arrested in the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport for possession of 1.4 lb (.65 kg) of cocaine. He subsequently listed the names of drug dealers in exchange for a reduction in his sentence from a possible life imprisonment to three to seven years. He was paroled on June 12, 1981 after serving 28 months in the Sandstone, Minnesota Federal Correctional Institution.9 In 1997, Allen was arrested for drunk driving, and was recorded as having a .16 blood-alcohol content. He was sentenced to one year probation.10
| Year | Film | Role | Notes and Awards |
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| 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 only |
| 1997 | Meet Wally Sparks | Himself | cameo |
| Jungle 2 Jungle | Michael Cromwell | ||
| Air Force One | Jail warden | cameo | |
| For Richer or Poorer | Brad Sexton | ||
| 1999 | Toy Story 2 | Buzz Lightyear | (voice) |
| Galaxy Quest | Jason Nesmith | ||
| 2001 | Who is Cletis Tout? | Critical Jim | |
| Joe Somebody | Joe Scheffer | ||
| 2002 | Big Trouble | Eliot Arnold | |
| The Santa Clause 2 | Santa Claus/Scott Calvin/Toy Santa | ||
| 2003 | Top Speed | Himself | narrator |
| 2004 | Christmas with the Kranks | Luther Krank | |
| 2006 | The Shaggy Dog | Dave Douglas | |
| Cars | Buzz Lightyear Car | voice only | |
| 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 | |
| The Six Wives of Henry Lefay | Henry Lefay | ||
| 2009 | Crazy on the Outside | Lead | |
| 2010 | Toy Story 3 | Buzz Lightyear | voice only |
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| NAME | Allen, Tim |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dick, Timothy Allen |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Voice-over artist, character actor, comedian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1953-6-13 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
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