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For his contribution to the television industry, Tim Allen has a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] at 6834 Hollywood Blvd. |
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Revision as of 00:55, 18 March 2006
Timothy Allen Dick (born June 13, 1953 in Denver, Colorado) is an American comedian and actor. He was born to Gerald and Martha Dick. He grew up in Birmingham in suburban Detroit, Michigan and attended Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
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].
Following his release, Allen became a successful stand-up comedian.
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", simultaneously. His Home Improvement fame spawned Tim Allen Signature Tools, a line of power tools distributed by Ryobi.
His material consists mainly of discussions on masculinity, male-female relationships, raising children, hardware and tools. These themes make him accessible to a wide audience. He writes in his first book that although he is enthusiastic about hardware, he is far from expert. This became the basis for his sitcom.
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 a Home Improvement episode.
He was married to Laura Diebel from April 7, 1984 until their divorce in 2003; they have a daughter, Kady, born in 1989. Diebel once served as chief executive officer of Allen's tool line.
For his contribution to the television industry, Tim Allen has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6834 Hollywood Blvd.
Legal problems
As well as his aforementioned 1978 arrest for drug trafficking and only served 2.5 years of a life sentence for testifing against his partner, on May 24, 1997, Allen was arrested for DUI in Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan. He pleaded guilty June 16 was fined, sentenced to a year probation and a fine and ordered to seek counseling. [2] This is particularly notable, as Allen's father was killed by a drunk driver when Allen was a young boy.
Selected filmography
Films
- The Shaggy Dog (2006)
- 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
Books
- Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man (1994) - ISBN 0786879882
- I'm Not Really Here (1996) - ISBN 0786862572
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)