Tim Allen is a longtime actor best known for his roles on ‘Home Improvement’ and ‘Last Man Standing,’ as well as movies like ‘The Santa Clause’ series and ‘Toy Story’ series.
He’s played Santa Claus, Tim “The Toolman” Taylor and Buzz Lightyear. Tim Allen, born Tom Alan Dick, has been entertaining television and movie audiences for decades. He began his career in the comedy clubs, working as a stand-up comedian around the Rust Belt. After a two-year prison stint over a 1978 drug bust, in which he pleaded guilty to felony drug trafficking, Tim got his ducks in a row and success soon followed. He landed the lead role on the ABC sitcom, Home Improvement, in 1991.
For eight years, he was a pop culture phenomenon. He also became a box office smash, starring in movies like The Santa Clause, Jungle 2 Jungle, Galaxy Quest, and lending his voice to the Toy Story films. While his career sagged in the early 2000s, he still found roles in movies like Wild Hogs, a remake of The Shaggy Dog, and more. Tim returned to television in 2011 in the sitcom Last Man Standing.
Scroll through the gallery below to see Tim’s transformation over the years.
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Tim Allen at the ‘Toy Story 4’ Premiere
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Tim Allen arrives at the world premiere of “Toy Story 4”, at the El Capitan in Los Angeles.
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Tim Allen at the 2019 Fox Upfronts
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Tim Allen attends the FOX 2019 Upfront party at Wollman Rink in Central Park, in New York.
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Tim Allen Is Buzz Lightyear
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No, you’re not seeing double. Tim Allen strikes a pose with Buzz Lightyear after taping an interview for Toy Story Land.
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Tim Allen Shakes Hands with himself
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Tim Allen at the Toy Story Land Opening Preview in Orlando, Florida.
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Tim Allen Is The One On The Right…Or Is It?
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Tim Allen poses with Buzz Lightyear during the Toy Story Land Opening Preview in June 2018. It’s hard to tell who is who here, right?
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Tim Allen At Toy Story Land
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Tim Allen and Bob Chapek at the Toy Story Land Opening Preview in Orlando, Florida.
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Tim Allen Smiles
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Tim Allen smiles while attending the Toy Story Land Opening Preview in June 2018. While he has played Buzz Lightyear in all the ‘Toy Story’ movies, he gained his fame on television as the star of ‘Home Improvement.’
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Tim Allen Laughs
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Tim Allen returned to television in 2011 with his sitcom ‘Last Man Standing,’ in which he plays a conservative father living in a house full of women. The show was canceled at ABC in 2017, but it was picked up by FOX the following year.
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Tim Allen Attends PaleyFest
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Tim Allen, in glasses(!), attends the 2018 PaleyFest Fall TV Previews of ‘Last Man Standing.’ Looking good, Tim!
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