Tim Allen's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Home Improvement Tim Taylor Last Man Standing Mike Rides Tim Allen

Main Movie Roles 2010 - I Am Comic 2010 - Toy Story 3 2010 - Crazy on the Outside 2009 - The Six Wives of Henry Lefay 2008 - Redbelt 2007 - Fired! 2007 - Wild Hogs 2007 - The Pixar Story 2006 - The Shaggy Dog 2006 - The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause 2006 - Zoom 2006 - Cars 2004 - Christmas with the Kranks 2002 - Big Trouble 2001 - Joe Somebody 1999 - Galaxy Quest 1999 - Toy Story 2 1997 - For Richer or Poorer 1997 - Jungle 2 Jungle 1997 - Meet Wally Sparks 1995 - Toy Story 1994 - The Santa Clause

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:

• Stand up routine consisted of jokes comparing the differences between men and women. This theme continued on his TV show _"Home Improvement" (1991)_ (qv).
• His ex-wife, 'Laura Diebel' (qv), is the CEO for Tim Allen Signature Tools.
• A stand up comic at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle in Detroit, featuring the talents of 'Kevin Pollak' (qv) and 'D.B. Dickerson' (qv)
• Started out doing stand-up comedy.
• His comedy career started on a dare from a friend at the 'Comedy Castle' in Detroit.
• Publicist is 'Marleah Leslie' (qv).
• Daughter Katherine 'Kady' Allen (born 1989) with ex-wife 'Laura Diebel' (qv).
• Attended Western Michigan University.