Tim Allen

Age: 56
Height: 5' 9"

Birth Place: Denver, Colorado, USA
Born: Jun. 13th, 1953

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Tim Allen's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Home Improvement	Tim Taylor
Rides	Tim Allen

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

Timothy Allen Dick was born on June 13, 1953, in Denver, Colorado, USA. His father was Gerald Dick, a real-estate salesman who was killed in a collision with a drunk driver while driving his family home from a University of Colorado football game when Tim was 11-years-old. His mother was Martha Dick (AKA Marty Dick), a community-service worker who remarried her high-school sweetheart, an Episcopalian deacon, two years after Tim's father's death. Tim also has a total of eight siblings. When Tim was young, his family moved to Birmingham, Michigan. In high school, his favorite subject was shop, of course, and after high school, he attended Western Michigan University and graduated with a degree in Television Production in 1975. In 1978, he was arrested on drug charges and spent two years in jail. Upon his release, he had a new outlook on life and on a dare from a friend, started his comedy career at the Comedy Castle in Detroit. Later, he went on to do several cable specials, including, Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen (1988) and Tim Allen: Men Are Pigs (1991) (TV). In 1991, he became the star of his own hit television series on ABC called "Home Improvement" (1991). While continuing to film his television show throughout most of the '90s, he starred in a string of blockbuster movies including The Santa Clause (1994), Toy Story (1995), Toy Story 2 (1999), and Galaxy Quest (1999). In August of 1996, he developed and unveiled his own signature line of power tools, manufactured by Ryobi. On top of all that, he has his own racing team, Tim Allen/Saleen RRRRacing. In May of 1999, he ended his show "Home Improvement" (1991) after 8 seasons and in 2001, he filmed such movies as Big Trouble (2002) and Joe Somebody (2001).

TRIVIA:

Is left handed.
A stand up comic at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle in Detroit, featuring the talents of 'Kevin Pollak' (qv) and 'D.B. Dickerson' (qv)
Stand up routine consisted of jokes comparing the differences between men and women. This theme continued on his TV show _"Home Improvement" (1991)_ (qv).
Publicist is 'Marleah Leslie' (qv).
Daughter Katherine 'Kady' Allen (born 1989) with ex-wife 'Laura Diebel' (qv).
During the run of _"Home Improvement" (1991)_ (qv), was often sent shirts and sweaters by various colleges to wear on the air, and he did.
Started out doing stand-up comedy.
Paid $2 million for 26 acres of Michigan campground with the intention of keeping it in its natural, undeveloped state.