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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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Tim Allen News and Gossip
LAist - Found Jun. 20, 2009
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Entertainment Tonight: Topstories - Found May. 8, 2009
Tim Allen and Sigourney Weaver cracked up audiences back in 1999 with their 'Star Trek'/sci-fi spoof 'Galaxy Quest,' and with the movie...
People - Found Apr. 20, 2009
Tim Allen, who became a father again last month, says that the experience has made him a relaxed dad. 'I like it.
Now Magazine - Found Apr. 5, 2009
April 2009 Tim Allen and wife Jane Hajduk have had their first child together.
AZCentral.com - Found May. 4, 2009
The voice of comic actor Tim Allen will spread across Midwestern radio stations in an effort to lure people to the Buick Open golf tournament.
Examiner.com - Found May. 4, 2009
The voice of comic actor Tim Allen will spread across Midwestern radio stations in an effort to lure people to the Buick Open golf tournament.
Flint Journal - Found May. 12, 2009
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KCBS - Found May. 8, 2009
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Tim Allen
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| Allen at the 1993 Emmy rehearsals | |
| Birth name | Timothy Allen Dick |
| Born | June 13, 1953 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Years active | 1975–1978; 1981–present |
| Genres | Observational comedy, Improvisational comedy, Physical comedy, |
| Subject(s) | Relationships, Masculinity, Femininity, Differences between men and women |
| Influences | Chevy Chase, Bill Cosby |
| Spouse | Laura Deibel (1984-2003) Jane Hajduk (since 2006) |
| Golden Globe Awards | |
| Best Actor in a Television Comedy or Musical 1995 Home Improvement |
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Tim Allen (born Timothy Allen Dick; 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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Biography
Early life
Allen, born in Denver, Colorado, is the son of Martha Katherine, a community-service worker, and Gerald M. Dick, a real estate agent.123 He is the third oldest of five brothers. His father died in a car accident, colliding with a drunk driver, when Allen was eleven.14 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."
Allen started 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), topped the New York Times best-seller list with his book Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man, 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 cheque 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.
Personal life
Allen was raised as an Episcopalian.2 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 married actress Jane Hajduk on October 7, 2006 in a small private ceremony in Grand Lake, Colorado. They had dated for five years.6
On January 5, 2009, it was announced that Allen and Hajduk were expecting their first child together.78 On March 28, 2009, Allen became a father for the second time, with the arrival of a baby girl named Elizabeth.9
Arrests
On October 2, 1978, Allen was arrested in the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport for possession of over 650 g (1.4 lb) of cocaine. He subsequently pled guilty, and provided the names of dealers in exchange for a reduction in his sentence from a possible life imprisonment to a possible three to seven years. He was parolled on June 12, 1981 after serving 28 months in the Sandstone, Minnesota Federal Correctional Institution.10
In 1997, Allen was arrested for drunk driving, and was recorded as having a .15 blood-alcohol content. He was sentenced to one year probation.4not in citation given He entered a rehabilitation clinic for alcohol abuse as part of his court obligation.11
Awards
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 for Home Improvement.12
In 1999, Allen was named a Disney Legend for his work on the Toy Story and Santa Clause franchises.13 For contributions to the Television industries, Tim Allen was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6898 Hollywood Blvd.14
In 1996, he won the Hall of Fame award at the Kids Choice Awards.
Filmography
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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/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 | |
| Crazy on the Outside | Tommy Zelda | ||
| 2010 | Toy Story 3 | Buzz Lightyear | voice |
| Wild Hogs 2: Bachelor Ride15 | Doug Madsen |
Television work
- Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen (1988)
- Tim Allen: Men Are Pigs (1991)
- Home Improvement (1991-1999)
- Tim Allen Rewires America (1992)
- These Guys (2003) (narrator)
- Jimmy Neutron: Win, Lose, and Kaboom (2004) (voice)
Books
- Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man (1994) - ISBN 0-786-86134-7
- I'm Not Really Here (1996) - ISBN 0-786-86257-2
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Stated in interview on Inside the Actors Studio
- ^ a b c "Facing My Fear of Intimacy". http://www.timallen.com/actor/press_archive/intimacy.php.
- ^ "tim allen". http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~battle/celeb/allen.htm.
- ^ a b "Tim Allen Biography". Yahoo! Movies. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800021848/bio.
- ^ "Tim Allen : Actor : Biography". TimAllen.com. http://www.timallen.com/actor/bio.php.
- ^ "Tim Allen Marries Longtime Girlfriend Jane Hajduk". People.com. October 09, 2006. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1544253,00.html.
- ^ "Actor Tim Allen and his wife Jane Hajduk have breaking baby news!". ET Online. January 5, 2009. http://www.etonline.com/news/2009/01/69363/index.html.
- ^ "Tim Allen Reveals Baby on the Way is a Girl". Celebrity Baby Blog. February 5, 2009. http://celebrity-babies.com/2009/02/04/tim-allen-reveals-baby-on-the-way-is-a-girl/.
- ^ "Tim Allen Greets His Second Child". Associated Press. March 30, 2009. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iRs_aU8Skign7Dn4vXkWwStWeFJQD9785G1O0.
- ^ "650-Lifer Punishment Is a Crime". Mackinc.org. http://www.mackinac.org/article.aspx?ID=35.
- ^ Sutton, Larry; Baram, Marcus (April 17, 1998). "Self - 'Improvement': Tim Allen Enters Rehab". New York Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/gossip/1998/04/17/1998-04-17_self_-__improvement___tim_al.html. Retrieved on 2009-02-24.
- ^ "Golden Globes". GoldenGlobes.org. http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/member/30328.
- ^ "Disney Legends". Walt Disney Company. http://legends.disney.go.com/legends/detail?key=Tim+Allen.
- ^ "Hollywood Walk of Fame database". HWOF.com. http://www.hwof.com/stars?recipient=Tim_Allen.
- ^ "William H. Macy Talks Wild Hogs 2". ComingSoon.net. http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=41268.
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