Tim Allen

Birthplace: Denver, Colorado
Birthday: June 13, 1953

This long-faced "average Joe" American comic would seem an unlikely candidate to become one of the leading forces in comedy in the 1990s, but his unassuming ABC family sitcom "Home Improvement" rose above the ashes of the fallen shows of the 1991-92 season to become one of TV's most popular shows. The premise of the Disney-produced series grew out of Allen's standup comedy act—a celebration and mild critique of man's obsession with machismo, power tools and impressing women. His likable if fairly traditional verbal humor was complemented and …more

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Credits

Actor

Tim Allen: Men Are Pigs
The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
Backstage Pass
Comedy Club Superstars
ABC 50th Anniversary Celebration

Consultants & Advisors

Home Improvement
Executive Consultant

Director

Home Improvement
Director

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Career Milestones

2008
Featured in the David Mamet directed, "Redbelt"
2007
Cast in the comedy-adventure "Wild Hogs," as one of four middle-aged friends who decide to rev up their routine suburban lives with a freewheeling motorcycle trip
2006
Cast as Captain Zoom, an out-of-shape former superhero in "Zoom"
2006
Played a man who sometimes turns into a sheepdog in a remake of Walt Disney's 1959 favorite "The Shaggy Dog"
2006
Reprised role for "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause"

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Awards

2000
Annie Award: Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Feature Production
1995
Golden Globe Award: Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical
1988
New York Film Critics Circle Special Award: