Tim Allen

**Timothy Alan Dick** (born June 13, 1953), known professionally as **Tim Allen**, is an American actor and comedian. Allen's films include _Jungle 2 Jungle_ (1997), _Galaxy Quest_ (1999), _Joe Somebody_ (2001), _Big Trouble_ (2002), _Christmas with the Kranks_ (2004), _The Shaggy Dog_ (2006), _Wild Hogs_ (2007), _The Six Wives of Henry Lefay_ (2009) and _Crazy on the Outside_ (2010). He has voiced Buzz Lightyear for the _Toy Story_ franchise and played Scott Calvin and Santa Claus in _The Santa Clause_ franchise (1994–present).

In television, he is known for playing Tim "The Toolman" Taylor on the ABC sitcom _Home Improvement_ (1991–1999) and Mike Baxter on the ABC/Fox sitcom _Last Man Standing_ (2011–2021).

## Personal life

Allen married Laura Deibel on April 7, 1984. Their daughter, Katherine, was born in December 1989. He and Deibel legally separated in 1999 and finalized their divorce in 2003. Allen married actress Jane Hajduk on October 7, 2006, in a small private ceremony in Grand Lake, Colorado. They had been dating for five years. Their daughter, Elizabeth, was born in March 2009.

Allen considers himself an "intellectual Christian" since his childhood, but chooses to only rarely discuss his beliefs in public. He has stated: "On a philosophical level, I'm very religious. I call myself an intellectual Christian. I've been seeking answers and information about Christianity, as well as Judaism, Islam and Hinduism, since my father died [when I was a kid], trying to explain life and death."

### Films

|style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Year|style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Film|style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Role|style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1988|_Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen_|Himself||||||
|1989|_Tropical Snow_|Baggage Handler||||||
|1994|_The Santa Clause_|Scott Calvin/Santa Claus||||||
|1995|_Toy Story_|Buzz Lightyear|voice|||||
||_What do you say to a Naked lady?_|Himself||||||
|rowspan=3|1997|_Meet Wally Sparks_|Himself|cameo||||
|_Jungle 2 Jungle_|Michael Cromwell|||||||
|_For Richer or Poorer_|Brad Sexton|||||||
|rowspan=2|1999|_Toy Story 2_|Buzz Lightyear|voice||||
|_Galaxy Quest_|Jason Nesmith|||||||
|rowspan=2|2000|_Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins_|Buzz Lightyear|voice||||
|_The Santa Clause 2_|Scott Calvin/Santa Claus|||||||
|rowspan=3|2001|_Who Is Cletis Tout?_|Critical Jim|||||
|_Joe Somebody_|Joe Scheffer|||||||
|_Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius_|Hugh Neutron/Gus|voice||||||
|2002|_Big Trouble_|Eliot Arnold||||||
|2003|_Top Speed_|Himself|narrator|||||
|2004|_Christmas with the Kranks_|Luther Krank||||||
|rowspan=4|2006|_The Shaggy Dog_|Dave Douglas|||||
|_Cars_|Buzz Lightyear Car|voice/cameo||||||
|_Zoom_|Jack Shepard/Captain Zoom|||||||
|_The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause_|Scott Calvin/Santa Claus|||||||
|rowspan=2|2007|_Wild Hogs_|Doug Madsen|||||
|_Fired!_||Himself|documentary|||||
|2008|_Redbelt_|Chet Frank||||||
|2009|_The Six Wives of Henry Lefay_|Henry Lefay||||||
|rowspan=2|2010|_Toy Story 3_|Buzz Lightyear|voice||||
|_Crazy on the Outside_|Tommy Zelda|director||||||
|2011|_Hawaiian Vacation_|Buzz Lightyear (voice)|Short film|||||
|2011|_Small Fry_|Buzz Lightyear (voice)|Short film|||||
|2012|_Partysaurus Rex_|Buzz Lightyear (voice)|Short film|||||
|2012|_Chimpanzee_|Narrator|Documentary|||||
|2012|_Penguins 3D_|Narrator|U.S. version|||||
|2013|_Geezers!_|Tim||||||
|rowspan=2|2019|_Toy Story 4_|Buzz Lightyear (voice)|||||
|_Woody's Roundup: The Movie_|Buzz Lightyear (voice)|Direct-to-video||||||

### Television

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1991–99|_Home Improvement_|Tim Taylor|Series; also executive producer (seasons 6–8)||
|1997|_Soul Man_|Tim Taylor|Episode: "Communion Wine and Convicts"||
|1998|_Spin City_|Rags (voice)|Episode: "The Kidney's All Right"||
|1999|_Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip_|Adult Dexter (voice)|Movie||
|2003|_These Guys_|Narrator (voice)|Movie||
|2004|_Jimmy Neutron: Win, Lose and Kaboom_|Meldar Prime (voice)|Movie||
|2011–2021|_Last Man Standing_|Mike Baxter|Series||
|2013|_Toy Story of Terror!_|Buzz Lightyear (voice)|Special||
|2014|_Toy Story That Time Forgot_|Buzz Lightyear (voice)|Special||
|2015|_Cristela_|Mike Baxter|Crossover appearance: "Last Goose Standing"||

### Video games

|Year|Title|Role|
| --- | --- | --- |
|1994|Home Improvement: Power Tool Pursuit|Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor|
|1999|_Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue_|Buzz Lightyear|
|2001|_Toy Story Racer_|Buzz Lightyear|
|2010|_Scene It? Disney Magical Moments_|Buzz Lightyear|

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Tim Allen
- **image**: Tim Allen 2012.jpg
- **caption**: Allen in 2012
- **birthname**: Timothy Allen Dick
- **birth place**: Denver, Colorado, United States, U.S.
- **yearsactive**: 1970–present
- **occupation**: Actor, comedian
- **spouse**: Laura Deibel (1984-2003)
Jane Hajduk (2006-present)
- **children**: 2
- **website**: http://www.timallen.com