Tim Allen

Timothy Allen Dick was born on June 13, 1953, in Denver, Colorado, to Martha Katherine (Fox) and Gerald M. Dick. His father, a real estate salesman, was killed in a collision with a drunk driver while driving his family home from a University of Colorado football game, when Tim was eleven years old. His mother, a community service worker, remarried her high school sweetheart, an Episcopalian deacon, two years after Tim's father's death. He was raised with his many siblings and step-siblings. When Tim was young, his family moved to Birmingham, Michigan.In high school, his favorite subject was shop, of course, and after high school, he attended Western Michigan University and graduated with a degree in Television Production in 1975. In 1978, he was arrested on drug charges and spent two years in jail. Upon his release, he had a new outlook on life and on a dare from a friend, started his comedy career at the Comedy Castle in Detroit. Later, he went on to do several cable specials, including, _Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen (1988)_ (qv) and 'Tim Allen' (qv): Men Are Pigs (1990). In 1991, he became the star of his own hit television series on ABC called _Home Improvement (1991)_ (qv). While continuing to film his television series throughout most of the 1990s, he starred in a string of blockbuster movies, including _The Santa Clause (1994)_ (qv), _Toy Story (1995)_ (qv), _Toy Story 2 (1999)_ (qv) and _Galaxy Quest (1999)_ (qv). In August 1996, he developed and unveiled his own signature line of power tools, manufactured by Ryobi. On top of all that, he has his own racing team, 'Tim Allen' (qv)/Saleen RRRRacing. In May 1999, he ended his series _Home Improvement (1991)_ (qv) after eight seasons and in 2001, he filmed such movies as _Big Trouble (2002)_ (qv) and _Joe Somebody (2001)_ (qv).::[email protected]