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

Main Movie Roles

BIOGRAPHY:

Timothy Alan Dick, known professionally as Tim Allen, is an American actor and comedian, known for Home Improvement and Last Man Standing.


TRIVIA:

• (24 May 1997) Arrested in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, for drunk driving.
• Stand up routine consisted of jokes comparing the differences between men and women. This theme continued on his TV show _"Home Improvement" (1991)_ (qv).
• A stand up comic at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle in Detroit, featuring the talents of 'Kevin Pollak' (qv) and 'D.B. Dickerson' (qv)
• Is left handed.
• Paid $2 million for 26 acres of Michigan campground with the intention of keeping it in its natural, undeveloped state.
• Tim Taylor, Allen's character on _"Home Improvement" (1991)_ (qv), was ranked #20 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue].
• 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.
• Has nine brothers and sisters.