Tim Allen

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Tim Allen
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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).

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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).

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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.[1] Allen married actress Jane Hajduk on October 7, 2006, in a small private ceremony in Grand Lake, Colorado.[2][3] They had been dating for five years.[2] Their daughter, Elizabeth, was born in March 2009.[4]

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."[5]

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Filmography

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