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{{short description|American actor and comedian (born 1953)}}
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| birth_name         = Timothy Alan Dick
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| birth_place        = [[Denver, Colorado]], U.S.
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| party              = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
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'''Timothy Alan Dick''' (born June 13, 1953), known professionally as '''Tim Allen''', is an American actor and comedian. He is known for playing [[Tim Taylor (character)|Tim "The Toolman" Taylor]] on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]'' (1991–1999) for which he won a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy|Golden Globe Award]] and [[Mike Baxter (Last Man Standing character)|Mike Baxter]] on the ABC/[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] sitcom ''[[Last Man Standing (American TV series)|Last Man Standing]]'' (2011–2021). He voices [[Buzz Lightyear]] for the ''[[Toy Story franchise|Toy Story]]'' franchise (1995–present) for which he won an [[Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in a Feature Production|Annie Award]] and played Scott Calvin and [[Santa Claus]] in [[The Santa Clause (franchise)|''The Santa Clause'' franchise]] (1994–2023). 

Allen's other films include ''[[Jungle 2 Jungle]]'' (1997), ''[[Galaxy Quest]]'' (1999), ''[[Joe Somebody]]'' (2001), ''[[Big Trouble (2002 film)|Big Trouble]]'' (2002), ''[[Christmas with the Kranks]]'' (2004), ''[[The Shaggy Dog (2006 film)|The Shaggy Dog]]'' (2006), ''[[Wild Hogs]]'' (2007), ''[[The Six Wives of Henry Lefay]]'' (2009), and ''[[Crazy on the Outside]]'' (2010).

== Early life and education ==
Allen was born in [[Denver]], [[Colorado]], on June 13, 1953. He is the third oldest of six children of Martha Katherine (née Fox), a community-service worker, and Gerald M. Dick, a [[real estate]] agent.<ref name="actors">Stated in interview on ''[[Inside the Actors Studio]]''</ref><ref name=intimacy>{{cite news|first=Dotson|last=Rader|url=http://www.timallen.com/actor/press_archive/intimacy.php|title=Facing My Fear of Intimacy|magazine=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]|date=October 27, 2002|via=timallen.com|access-date=February 25, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061126151027/http://www.timallen.com/actor/press_archive/intimacy.php|archive-date=November 26, 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref> Allen has two older brothers, two younger brothers, and a younger sister. His father died in a car accident in November 1964, colliding with a [[Drunk driving|drunk driver]] when Allen was 11.<ref name="actors"/><ref name="YahooBio">{{cite web| url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800021848/bio|title=Tim Allen Biography| website=Yahoo! Movies}}</ref> Two years later, his mother married her high school sweetheart, a business executive,<ref name=intimacy/> and moved with her six children to [[Birmingham, Michigan|Birmingham]], [[Michigan]], to be with her new husband and his three children.<ref name="Bio timeline"/> Allen has said the move meant going from "being in a cool group at one school to being at the bottom [of the [[social hierarchy]] at another]."<ref name="HibberdEW12jan2020">{{Cite web|last=Hibberd|first=James|date=January 12, 2021|title=Tim Allen breaks silence on Capitol attack: 'Shameful' and bad for conservatives|url=https://ew.com/celebrity/tim-allen-on-capitol-attack-shameful/|access-date=January 18, 2021|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|language=EN}}</ref>

Allen attended [[Seaholm High School]] in Birmingham, where he was in theater and music classes (resulting in his love of classical piano). He then attended [[Central Michigan University]] before transferring to [[Western Michigan University]] in 1974.<ref name="honorary">{{cite web| title=WMU awards Tim Allen honorary degree| url=http://www.wmich.edu/wmu/news/1998/9806/9798-338.html| website=Western Michigan University| access-date=June 12, 2010| date=June 27, 1998}}</ref> At Western Michigan, Allen worked at the student radio station [[WIDR]]. In 1976, he earned a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in communications, specializing in radio and television production, with a split minor in philosophy and design.<ref name="Bio timeline">{{cite web|title=Tim Allen: Actor: Biography|url=http://www.timallen.com/actor/bio.php|website=timAllen.com|access-date=June 12, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617151248/http://www.timallen.com/actor/bio.php|archive-date=June 17, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Career ==
=== 1975–1990: Standup comedy and film debut ===
[[File:Tim Allen at 1993 Emmy Rehearsals cropped.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Allen in 1993]]

Allen started his career as a comedian in 1975.<ref name="actors" /> On a dare from one of his friends, he participated in a comedy night at [[Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle]] in [[Royal Oak, Michigan|Royal Oak]], a suburb of Detroit.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tim Allen|url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/pioneers-of-television/pioneering-people/tim-allen/|access-date=November 9, 2020|website=Pioneers of Television|language=en-US}}</ref> While in Detroit he began to get recognition appearing in local television commercials and appearing on cable comedy shows such as Gary Thison's ''Some Semblance of Sanity''. Following his release from prison in 1981, he returned to comedy. He moved to Los Angeles and became a regular performer at [[The Comedy Store]]. He began performing stand-up appearances on late-night talk shows and specials on record and film.<ref name="actors" /> In 1998, Western Michigan awarded Allen an honorary fine arts degree and the Distinguished Alumni Award.<ref name="honorary"/> In a magazine interview, Allen once said, "I can only play a part if I can draw on personal experience, and that well can go dry pretty quickly".<ref>{{cite news |title= Tim Allen: 'Home' is where the heart is |date= April–May 1996 |url= http://www.midtod.com/9603/allen.phtml |magazine= Midwest Today Magazine |access-date= May 31, 2013}}</ref> His initial film debut was as a baggage handler in ''[[Tropical Snow]]'' (1988). 

=== 1991–2010: ''Home Improvement'' and franchise roles === 
Allen rose to fame in acting with the [[sitcom]] ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]'' (1991–1999) produced for ABC by Wind Dancer Productions. Allen played the main character [[Tim Taylor (character)|Tim "The Tool-Man" Taylor]], the father of three boys.<ref name="actors" /> Much of the show was based on his stand-up comedy act. In November 1994, Allen simultaneously starred in the highest-grossing film ([[Walt Disney Pictures|Walt Disney Pictures's]] ''[[The Santa Clause]]''), topped ''The New York Times'' bestseller list with his book ''Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man'', and appeared in the top-rated television series (''Home Improvement'') within one week.<ref name="actors" /> For his role on the show, Allen won a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy|Golden Globe Award]] in 1995. ''Home Improvement'' ran until 1999, for which he was paid US$1.25&nbsp;million per episode during the eighth and final season.<ref>{{cite book |last=Cowie |first=Peter |date=1999 |title=The Variety Insider |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rspkAAAAMAAJ |publisher=Penguin Publishing Group |page=19 |isbn=0-399-52524-6}}</ref>
[[File:Tim Allen (2076447441).jpg|thumb|right|upright|Allen at the 45th Emmy Awards, 1994]]
In 1995, Allen provided the voice of [[Buzz Lightyear]] in the Disney/[[Pixar]] blockbuster ''[[Toy Story]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Price |first=David |year=2008 |title=The Pixar Touch: The Making of a Company |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780307265753 |location=New York |publisher=Alfred A. Knopf |page=129 |isbn=978-0-307-26575-3}}</ref> In 1997, he starred in the family comedy ''[[Jungle 2 Jungle]]'' from Disney. In 1999, he returned to voice Buzz Lightyear in ''[[Toy Story 2]]'', which was a financial and critical hit.{{sfn|Price|2008|pp=175, 185}} That same year, he starred in the sci-fi parody ''[[Galaxy Quest]]'' alongside [[Sigourney Weaver]], [[Alan Rickman]], and [[Sam Rockwell]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Lee |first=Benjamin |date=April 6, 2016 |title=Sam Rockwell: Alan Rickman's death undid plans for Galaxy Quest 2 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/apr/06/sam-rockwell-galaxy-quest-sequel-was-planned-before-alan-rickmans-death?CMP=gu_com |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=September 6, 2017}}</ref> In 2002, he reprised his role as Scott Calvin in ''[[The Santa Clause 2]]''. Two years later, he starred as Luther Krank in ''[[Christmas with the Kranks]]''. In 2006, ''[[Zoom (2006 film)|Zoom]]'' was released, starring Allen as Jack Shepard. The same year, he also starred in ''[[The Shaggy Dog (2006 film)|The Shaggy Dog]]'' and ''[[The Santa Clause 3]]''. The year 2008 marked his first dramatic turn with a supporting role as an aging action film star in [[David Mamet]]'s ''[[Redbelt]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2007/film/markets-festivals/tim-allen-tops-mamet-s-redbelt-2-1117964894/ |title=Tim Allen tops Mamet's 'Redbelt' |last=Fleming |first=Michael |date=May 14, 2007 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=April 25, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425171837/https://variety.com/2007/film/markets-festivals/tim-allen-tops-mamet-s-redbelt-2-1117964894/ |archive-date=April 25, 2015}}</ref>

Allen began narrating the "[[Pure Michigan]]" television and radio commercials for the "Travel Michigan" agency. These commercials can be seen and heard throughout the [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]] and began airing nationally in 2009.<ref name="Pure Michigan Blog">{{cite web|title=Tim Allen and Pure Michigan|url=http://www.michigan.org/blog/pure-michigan-ads/pure-michigan-tim-allen/|website=michigan.org|access-date=March 23, 2015|archive-date=November 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116115916/http://www.michigan.org/blog/pure-michigan-ads/pure-michigan-tim-allen/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In December 2009, he started a preview tour of ''[[Crazy on the Outside]]'', a film that debuted in January 2010. Allen accompanied the film, helping promote it with a series of stand-up acts beforehand. During the performances, he told audiences he planned a 2010 comedy tour. Allen also directed the film, marking his film directorial debut.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.timallen.com/?xpt=1| title=Stand Up and Show It Tour Dates| website=TimAllen.com}}</ref>

Allen hosted the [[TV Land Award|8th Annual TV Land Awards]] on April 25, 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news-briefs.ew.com/2010/03/30/tim-allen-to-host-tv-land-awards/|title=Tim Allen to Host TV Land Awards|last=Ward|first=Kate |date=March 30, 2010|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=March 31, 2010}}</ref> That same year, he reprised the role of Buzz Lightyear in ''[[Toy Story 3]]'' and also became the official voice of the [[Chevrolet Cruze]], narrating commercials for the vehicle, and he became the voice of [[Campbell Soup Company|Campbell Soup Company's]] "It's Amazing What Soup Can Do" campaign.<ref>{{cite web |title=Toy Story 3 |url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b8c55858e |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804073325/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b8c55858e |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 4, 2012 |work=British Film Institute |access-date=February 16, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.brandchannel.com/home/post/2010/09/07/Campbell-Soup-Repositions.aspx| title=Campbell's Soup Shirks Canned Cool for Wholesome Warmth| last=Brady| first=Shirley| date=September 7, 2010| website=Brandchannel| access-date=January 23, 2011| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100913012153/http://www.brandchannel.com/home/post/2010/09/07/Campbell-Soup-Repositions.aspx| archive-date=September 13, 2010| df=mdy-all}}</ref>

=== 2011–present: ''Last Man Standing'' and other roles === 
Allen returned to ABC with the sitcom ''[[Last Man Standing (American TV series)|Last Man Standing]]'' (2011–2021). He played the role of Mike Baxter, a [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] father fighting for his manhood in a house filled with women.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Tim-Allen-ABC-1029665.aspx| title=Tim Allen to Join ABC's The Last Days of Man |magazine=[[TV Guide]]| access-date=February 23, 2011}}</ref> The character is loosely based on his own life. After six seasons, the show was canceled in May 2017. On May 11, 2018, Fox TV's CEOs and chairmen Gary Newman and Dana Walden said [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] had officially picked up ''Last Man Standing'' for a seventh season.<ref>{{cite magazine |url= http://people.com/tv/tim-allen-last-man-standing-returns-fox/ |title=Tim Allen's Last Man Standing Is Returning to TV 1 Year After Cancellation |magazine=People |date=May 11, 2018 |access-date=May 11, 2018 |first=Michele |last=Corriston}}</ref><ref name=returnconfirmed>{{cite news| url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2018/05/11/tim-allens-last-man-standing-revived-fox/603136002/|date=May 11, 2018|title=Last Man Standing' resurfaces at Fox, a year after ABC canceled it|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|last=Levin|first=Gary|access-date=May 11, 2018}}</ref><ref name=ddln0511>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/last-man-fox-seventh-season-tim-allen-1202388669/|title='Last Man Standing' Resurrected at Fox For Season 7 With Original Cast Led By Tim Allen|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=May 11, 2018|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=May 11, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-fi-ct-fox-schedule-20180514-story.html|title=Tim Allen's 'Last Man Standing' returns – this time on Fox's fall schedule|last=Battaglio|first=Stephen|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=May 14, 2018|access-date=May 14, 2018}}</ref> The show ended in May 2021 after nine seasons.<ref name="endsw9">{{cite web|last=White|first=Peter|title='Last Man Standing': Tim Allen Comedy To End With Season 9 On Fox|url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/last-man-standing-fox-comedy-to-end-season-9-1234597356/|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=October 14, 2020|access-date=October 14, 2020|archive-date=October 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018190021/https://deadline.com/2020/10/last-man-standing-fox-comedy-to-end-season-9-1234597356/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Shortly before the 2017 cancellation of ''Last Man Standing'', Allen had been announced as part of the cast of the [[Netflix]] original comedy film ''[[El Camino Christmas]]'' (2017).<ref>{{cite web|last1=Busch|first1=Anita|title='Hidden Figures' Filmmaker Ted Melfi Lines Up Strong Ensemble Cast For 'El Camino Christmas' At Netflix|url=https://deadline.com/2017/04/tim-allen-vincent-donofrio-el-camino-christmas-ted-melfi-hidden-figures-filmmaker-netflix-1202076503/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=April 25, 2017|access-date=September 6, 2017}}</ref> In 2018, he had a cameo voice role as Buzz Lightyear in ''Ralph Breaks the Internet''. In 2019, he voiced the character in ''[[Toy Story 4]]'' and appeared as himself in ''[[No Safe Spaces]]'', a documentary film.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/toy-story-4-cast-meet-famous-voice-actors-1218206/tom-hanks-6/| title='Toy Story 4': Meet the Voices Behind Each Animated Performer| first=Lily| last=Rosenberg| date=June 23, 2019| newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> In 2022, it was announced that Allen would reprise the role of Scott Calvin in a [[Disney+]] mini-series, ''[[The Santa Clauses]]'', based on ''The Santa Clause'' franchise.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/santa-clause-series-tim-allen-disney-plus-1235154498/|title='Santa Clause' Series Starring Tim Allen Ordered at Disney Plus|last=Otterson|first=Joe|newspaper=Variety|date=January 14, 2022|access-date=June 23, 2022}}</ref>

On June 30, 2022, the [[History Channel]] series ''More Power'' premiered, with co-host Allen reunited with [[Richard Karn]]. The show covered the history of tools and included field reports of people who use powerful tools.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hastingstribune.com/ap/entertainment/tv-tinsel-from-her-first-acting-role-there-was-no-going-back-for-ascendant-lucy/article_0841546b-fc43-5670-b0dd-225210d053ec.html|title=TV Tinsel: From her first acting role, 'there was no going back' for ascendant Lucy Boynton|last=Lee|first=Luaine|newspaper=[[Hastings Tribune]]|via=[[Tribune News Service]]|date=June 27, 2022|access-date=July 1, 2022}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In February 2023, Allen announced that he would return as the voice of Buzz Lightyear in ''[[Toy Story 5]]''.<ref name="TS5">{{cite web | url = https://movieweb.com/tim-allen-confirm-toy-story-5/ | website = movieweb.com | date = February 9, 2023 | access-date = February 9, 2023 | title = Tim Allen Confirms His Return as Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story 5 | first = Jeremy | last = Dick}}</ref>

On March 6, 2024, Allen announced on his Facebook page that he would be starring in a third sitcom called ''[[Shifting Gears (TV series)|Shifting Gears]]''. His character is Matt, a “stubborn, widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop. When Matt’s estranged daughter and her teenage kids move into his house, the real restoration begins.” The series premiered on ABC on January 8, 2025.

== Personal life ==
=== Marriages and family === 
[[File:US Navy 100722-N-7705S-096 Actor Tim Allen talks with Sailors aboard the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Scranton (SSN 756) during a tour of the ship.jpg|thumb|Allen (left) with members of the United States Navy, 2010]]
Allen was raised as an [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopalian]].<ref name=intimacy/> He married Laura Deibel on April 7, 1984. Their daughter, Katherine, was born in December 1989. He and Deibel [[Legal separation|legally separated]] in 1999 and finalized their [[divorce]] in 2003.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.deseret.com/2003/3/15/19709669/actor-tim-allen-and-wife-settle-their-divorce |title=Actor Tim Allen and wife settle their divorce| newspaper=Deseret News| location=Salt Lake City| date=March 15, 2003| access-date=January 27, 2022| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102080213/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20030315/ai_n11382377/| archive-date=November 2, 2015}}</ref> Allen married actress Jane Hajduk on October 7, 2006, in a small private ceremony in [[Grand Lake, Colorado]].<ref name=people/><ref>{{cite magazine| last=Dibdin| first=Emma| date=October 13, 2018|title=Tim Allen and His Wife Jane Hajduk's Relationship Rivals Even His Best TV Romances| url=https://www.countryliving.com/life/entertainment/a23376833/tim-allen-wife-jane-hajduk-love-story/| access-date=November 9, 2020| website=Country Living| language=en-US}}</ref> They had been dating for five years.<ref name=people>{{cite magazine| url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1544253,00.html| title=Tim Allen Marries Longtime Girlfriend Jane Hajduk| magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]| date=October 9, 2006| access-date=December 4, 2008| archive-date=October 1, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001171508/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1544253,00.html| url-status=dead}}</ref> Their daughter, Elizabeth, was born in March 2009.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/03/30/2009-03-30_its_a_girl_for_tim_allen_wife_jane_hajdu.html| title=It's a girl for Tim Allen, wife Jane Hajduk| date=March 30, 2009| newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]| first=Issie| last=Lapowsky| access-date=January 1, 2011| archive-date=April 4, 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090404074013/http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/03/30/2009-03-30_its_a_girl_for_tim_allen_wife_jane_hajdu.html| url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Legal issues ===
[[File:Mug Shot of Tim Allen.jpg|thumb|Tim Allen's mug shot after his arrest on October 2, 1978]]
On October 2, 1978, Allen was arrested at the [[Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport]] for possession of over {{convert|650|g|lb}} of [[cocaine]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Celebrity arrests they wish they could forget|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/celebrity-arrests-they-wish-they-could-forget/|access-date=November 9, 2020|website=[[CBS News]]|date=January 9, 2012 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Margaritoff |first1=Marco |title=How Tim Allen Went From Cocaine-Trafficking Criminal To 'Home Improvement' Star |date=November 8, 2021 |url=https://allthatsinteresting.com/tim-allen-cocaine |access-date=March 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Parker |first1=Ryan |title=Tim Allen Opens Up About Infamous Drug Arrest, Laughs Off Trump Critics |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/tim-allen-opens-up-about-infamous-drug-arrest-laughs-off-trump-critics-4142676/ |access-date=March 27, 2022 |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=March 3, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Nugent |first1=Annabel |title=Tim Allen reflects on time in prison on drug trafficking charges: 'I learned to shut up' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/tim-allen-prison-drug-trafficking-b1811573.html |access-date=March 26, 2022 |publisher=Independent |date=March 3, 2021}}</ref> He subsequently pleaded guilty to felony drug trafficking charges and [[Informant|provided the names of other dealers]] in exchange for a sentence of three to seven years rather than possible life imprisonment.<ref name=":0" /> He was paroled on June 12, 1981, after serving two years and four months in [[Federal Correctional Institution, Sandstone]], in [[Sandstone, Minnesota]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.mackinac.org/article.aspx?ID=35| title=650-Lifer Punishment Is a Crime| website=Mackinac Center for Public Policy| author=Pratt, Monica| date=March 3, 1997| access-date=January 9, 2010}}</ref><ref name="official-site-press-rel-coc">{{cite news |last=Connelly |first=Chris |title=Broken Home |magazine=[[Ladies' Home Journal]] |date=April 1997 |url=http://www.timallen.com/actor/press_archive/ladies.php |via=timallen.com |access-date=September 25, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113232238/http://www.timallen.com/actor/press_archive/ladies.php |archive-date= November 13, 2010 |url-status=dead |df= mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Tim Allen: From Convicted Drug Dealer to Hollywood Star| url=http://investigation.discovery.com/investigation/where-now/allen/tim-allen.html| website=[[Investigation Discovery]]| access-date=September 25, 2010| first=Gary C. |last=King}}</ref>

In 1998, Allen was arrested for [[Drunk driving in the United States|DUI]] in [[Birmingham, Michigan]]. At the time, his blood alcohol content was 0.15%, nearly double the legal limit in Michigan.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tim-allen-enters-rehab-clinic/| title=Tim Allen Enters Rehab Clinic| work=CBS News| date=April 17, 1998| access-date=January 21, 2010}}</ref> He was sentenced to one-year probation and entered a rehabilitation clinic for alcohol abuse as part of his court obligation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/gossip/1998/04/17/1998-04-17_self_-__improvement___tim_al.html |title=Self – 'Improvement': Tim Allen Enters Rehab |last1=Sutton |first1=Larry |first2=Marcus |last2=Baram |date=April 17, 1998 |newspaper=New York Daily News |access-date=February 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707192819/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/gossip/1998/04/17/1998-04-17_self_-__improvement___tim_al.html |archive-date=July 7, 2009}}</ref>

=== Political views === 
Allen is a supporter of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], describing himself as "[[Fiscal conservatism|fiscally conservative]] and [[Cultural liberalism|emotionally liberal]]".<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/last-man-standing-star-tim-allen-were-going-to-drill-hillary/| title='Last Man Standing' star Tim Allen: 'We're going to drill Hillary'| first=Paulette| last=Cohn| work=Fox News| date=August 6, 2015| access-date=November 20, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121015934/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/08/04/last-man-standing-star-tim-allen-were-going-to-drill-hillary/| archive-date=November 21, 2015| url-status=live| df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2021, he criticized president [[Donald Trump]] and those taking part in the [[2021 United States Capitol attack]], calling the incident "horrible, embarrassing, and shameful" and opining that the rioters must have had inside help. He also said the riot had caused people to be embarrassed to be known as [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]].<ref name="HibberdEW12jan2020" />

Allen is also involved in philanthropic efforts to help reduce homelessness.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Michelle |first=Kati |date=October 13, 2021 |title=Tim Allen raises awareness about the homeless, tries to do his part |url=https://outsider.com/entertainment/tim-allen-raises-awareness-about-homeless-tries-do-his-part/ |website=www.outsider.com |access-date=March 4, 2022 |language=en-US |archive-date=December 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203081720/https://outsider.com/entertainment/tim-allen-raises-awareness-about-homeless-tries-do-his-part/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Car interests ===
Allen is a car enthusiast and competed in endurance racing for [[Saleen]] in a co-owned car in the 1990s, including the [[24 Hours of Daytona]].<ref>{{cite magazine| last=Huffman| first=John Pearley| date=January 31, 2018| title=What I'd Do Differently: Tim Allen| url=https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a15928736/what-id-do-differently-tim-allen-interview| access-date=November 19, 2020| magazine=[[Car and Driver]]| language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Tim Allen and others to drive at Daytona| url=https://us.motorsport.com/imsa-others/news/tim-allen-and-others-to-drive-at-daytona/1676358/| access-date=November 19, 2020| website=[[Motorsport.com]]| date=May 8, 1997| language=en| archive-date=February 5, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205071900/https://us.motorsport.com/imsa-others/news/tim-allen-and-others-to-drive-at-daytona/1676358/| url-status=dead}}</ref> He also owns a car collection, which he houses in a former paint shop in Southern California. As of 2022, the collection includes a 1956 [[Ford F-Series|Ford F-100]] custom made by [[McLaren]], a 1965 [[AC Cobra|Shelby Cobra]], and a 1966 [[Ferrari]] 330 GTC.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Brad |date=May 5, 2021 |title=Tim Allen Is A Car Nut – And This Is His Incredible Collection |url=https://www.carscoops.com/2021/05/tim-allen-is-a-car-nut-and-this-is-his-collection/ |access-date=November 21, 2022 |website=Carscoops}}</ref> While some sources claim the latter's standalone value to exceed $3,000,000,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dyer |first=Nathan |date=June 29, 2022 |title=Tim Allen's Updated 2023 Car Collection |url=https://www.carhp.com/news/ten-most-expensive-car-s-in-tim-allen-s-collection |access-date=November 21, 2022 |website=CarHP |archive-date=December 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214180112/https://www.carhp.com/news/ten-most-expensive-car-s-in-tim-allen-s-collection |url-status=dead }}</ref> there is no proof of this, and typical sales of the same model net far less.{{Synthesis inline|date=November 2024}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=1966 Ferrari 330 GTC Market - CLASSIC.COM |url=https://www.classic.com/m/ferrari/330/gtc/year-1966/ |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=www.classic.com}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 1988
| ''[[Tropical Snow]]''
| Baggage Handler
|
|
|-
| ''[[Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen]]''
| Himself
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1994
| ''{{sort|Santa Clause|[[The Santa Clause]]}}''
| Scott Calvin / [[Santa Claus]]
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1995
| ''[[Toy Story]]''
| [[Buzz Lightyear]]
| Voice role
|
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3" | 1997
| ''[[Meet Wally Sparks]]''
| Himself
| Cameo
|
|-
| ''[[Jungle 2 Jungle]]''
| Michael Cromwell
|
|
|-
| ''[[For Richer or Poorer]]''
| Brad Sexton
|
|
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 1999
| ''[[Toy Story 2]]''
| Buzz Lightyear
| Voice role
|
|-
| ''[[Galaxy Quest]]''
| Jason Nesmith
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2000
| ''[[Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins]]''
| Buzz Lightyear
| Voice role; direct-to-video
|
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2001
| ''[[Who Is Cletis Tout?]]''
| Critical Jim
|
|
|-
| ''[[Joe Somebody]]''
| Joe Scheffer
|
|
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2002
| ''[[Big Trouble (2002 film)|Big Trouble]]''
| Eliot Arnold
|
|
|-
| ''{{sort|Santa Clause 2|[[The Santa Clause 2]]}}''
| Santa Claus / Scott Calvin / Toy Santa
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2004
| ''[[Christmas with the Kranks]]''
| Luther Krank
|
|
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="4" | 2006
| ''{{sort|Shaggy Dog|[[The Shaggy Dog (2006 film)|The Shaggy Dog]]}}'' <!-- March 10 -->
| Dave Douglas
| Producer
|
|-
| ''[[Cars (film)|Cars]]'' <!-- June 9 -->
| Buzz Lightyear Car
| Voice cameo
|
|-
| ''[[Zoom (2006 film)|Zoom]]'' <!-- August 11 -->
| Jack Shepard / Capt. Zoom
|
|
|-
| ''{{sort|Santa Clause 3|[[The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause]]}}'' <!-- November 3 -->
| Santa Claus / Scott Calvin
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2007
| ''[[Wild Hogs]]''
| Doug Madsen
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2008
| ''[[Redbelt]]''
| Chet Frank
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2009
| ''{{sortname|The|Six Wives of Henry Lefay}}''
| Henry Lefay
| Also executive producer
|
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2010
| ''[[Crazy on the Outside]]''
| Tommy Zelda
| Also director
|
|-
| ''[[Toy Story 3]]''
| rowspan="4" | Buzz Lightyear
| Voice role
|
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2011
| ''[[Hawaiian Vacation|Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation]]''
| Voice role; short film
|
|-
| ''[[Small Fry (film)|Toy Story Toons: Small Fry]]''
| Voice role; short film
|
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2012
| ''[[Partysaurus Rex|Toy Story Toons: Partysaurus Rex]]''
| Voice role; short film
|
|-
| ''[[Chimpanzee (film)|Chimpanzee]]''
| rowspan=2|Narrator
| Documentary
|
|-
| ''{{sort|Penquin King|[[The Penguin King]]}}''
| American version
|
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2013
| ''[[3 Geezers!]]''
| Tim
|
|
|-
| ''[[Adventures of the Penguin King]]''
| Narrator
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2017
| ''[[El Camino Christmas]]''
| Larry Michael Roth
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2018
| ''[[Ralph Breaks the Internet]]''
| rowspan="2" | Buzz Lightyear
| Voice cameo
|
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2019
| ''[[Toy Story 4]]''
| Voice role
|
|-
| ''[[No Safe Spaces]]''
| Himself
| Documentary
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2019-11-14/no-safe-spaces-review-dennis-prager-adam-carolla| title=Review: Free speech doc 'No Safe Spaces' clearly sides with one set of voices| date=November 15, 2019| newspaper=Los Angeles Times}}Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/64E2PU3V0sQ Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20180131014722/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64E2PU3V0sQ Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64E2PU3V0sQ|title=No Safe Spaces Roundtable "Can't Say It Anymore"|date=February 2018 |via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2026
| ''[[Toy Story 5]]''
| Buzz Lightyear
| Voice role; in production
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="TS5" />
|-
|}
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=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scoepe="col" | Year
! scoepe="col" | Title
! scoepe="col" | Role
! scoepe="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scoepe="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row" | 1990
| ''Tim Allen: Men Are Pigs''
| rowspan=2|Himself
| Stand-up special
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1991
| ''Tim Allen Rewires America''
| Stand-up special
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1991–1999
| ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]''
| [[Tim Taylor (character)|Tim Taylor]]
| Lead role; also executive producer (seasons 6–8)
|
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 1996
| ''[[68th Academy Awards]]''
| [[Buzz Lightyear]]
| Voice role
|
|-
| ''{{sort|Drew Carey Show|[[The Drew Carey Show]]}}''
| Himself
| Episode: "The Front"; uncredited
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1997
| ''[[Soul Man (TV series)|Soul Man]]''
| Tim Taylor
| Episode: "Communion Wine and Convicts"
|
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 1998
| ''{{sort|Larry Sanders Show|[[The Larry Sanders Show]]}}''
| Himself
| Episode: "Flip"
|
|-
| ''[[Spin City]]''
| Rags
| Voice role; episode: "The Kidney's All Right"
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2000
| ''[[72nd Academy Awards]]''
| Buzz Lightyear
| Voice role
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2004
| ''[[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius]]''
| Meldar Prime
| Voice role; episode: "Win, Lose and Kaboom"
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2011–2021
| ''[[Last Man Standing (American TV series)|Last Man Standing]]''
| Mike Baxter / Tim Taylor
| Main role; also executive producer
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/last-man-standing-tim-taylor-mike-baxter-home-improvement-crossover-1234650643/| website=Deadline Hollywood|title='Last Man Standing': Tim Taylor Meets Mike Baxter In 'Home Improvement' Crossover|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=December 4, 2020|access-date=December 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/tv/tim-allen-last-man-standing-home-improvement-crossover/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|title=Tim Allen revives Home Improvement character for a Last Man Standing crossover episode|first=James|last=Hibberd|date=December 4, 2020|access-date=December 5, 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2013
| ''[[Toy Story of Terror!]]''
| rowspan=2|Buzz Lightyear
| Voice role; television special
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2014
| ''[[Toy Story That Time Forgot]]''
| Voice role; television special
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2015
| ''[[Cristela]]''
| Mike Baxter
| Episode: "Last Goose Standing"
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2016
| ''[[88th Academy Awards]]''
| Buzz Lightyear
| Voice role; television special
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2020
| ''[[Reno 911!]]''
| Space Force Commander
| Episode: "Space Force"
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2021
| ''Assembly Required''
| Himself / Host
| Main role; also creator and executive producer
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thewrap.com/assembly-required-tim-allen-richard-karn-tool-time-home-improvement/ | title=Tim Allen on How New History Show 'Assembly Required' is Like a Real Version of 'Tool Time' | date=February 18, 2021 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2022
| ''More Power''
| Himself / Host
| Main role; also creator and executive producer
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web | url=https://collider.com/more-power-tim-allen-richard-karn-reunion-history-channel/ | title='More Power': 'Home Improvement' Stars Tim Allen and Richard Karn Reunite for History Channel Show | website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] | date=June 6, 2022 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2022–2023
| ''[[The Santa Clauses]]''
| Scott Calvin / [[Santa Claus]]
| Main role; also executive producer
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2025–present
| ''[[Shifting Gears (TV series)|Shifting Gears]]''
| Matt Parker
| Main role; also executive producer
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/tim-allen-abc-shifting-gears-comedy-series-order-1235961449/|website=Hollywood Reporter|access-date=17 October 2024|title= Tim Allen Comedy 'Shifting Gears' Nabs Series Order at ABC|first=Rick|last=Porter|date=17 November 2024}}</ref>
|}

=== Video games ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Voice role
! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row" | 1994
| ''[[Home Improvement: Power Tool Pursuit]]''
| Tim Taylor
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1999
| ''[[Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue]]''
| rowspan=9|Buzz Lightyear
|Archived recordings
|-
! scope="row" | 2001
| ''[[Toy Story Racer]]''
|Archived recordings
|-
! scope="row" | 2009
| ''[[Toy Story Mania! (video game)|Toy Story Mania!]]''
|
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2010
| ''Scene It? Disney Magical Moments''
|
|-
| ''[[Toy Story 3 (video game)|Toy Story 3]]''
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2016
| ''[[Disney Magic Kingdoms]]''
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2022
| ''[[Disney Dreamlight Valley]]''
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2023
| ''[[Disney Speedstorm]]''
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2024
| ''[[Brawl Stars]]''
|Archived recordings
|}

== Awards and honors ==
'''Awards and nominations'''
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Association
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Work
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 1992
| [[People's Choice Awards]]
| [[18th People's Choice Awards|Favorite Male Performer in a New TV Series]]
| rowspan="7" | ''Home Improvement''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/shows/peoples_choice_awards|title=People's Choice Awards|website=[[E! News]]}}</ref>
|-
| 1993
| [[Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series#1990s|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series]]
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/tim-allen|title=Tim Allen|website=Television Academy}}</ref>
|-
| 1993/94<br>1996/97
| rowspan="2" | [[Golden Globe Awards]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy|Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy]]
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name=goldenglobes>{{cite news |url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/member/30328 |title=Tim Allen |website=Golden Globe Awards |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830051310/http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/member/30328 |archive-date=August 30, 2008}}</ref>
|-
| 1995
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name=goldenglobes/>
|-
| 1993–99
| People's Choice Awards
| Favorite Male TV Performer
| {{won}}
|
|-
| 1994–97
| rowspan="2" | [[Kids' Choice Awards]]
| rowspan="2" | Favorite Male TV Actor
| {{won}}
|
|-
| 1998/99
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1995
| People's Choice Awards
| [[21st People's Choice Awards|Favorite Comedy Motion Picture Actor]]
| rowspan="3" | ''The Santa Clause''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="auto"/>
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[MTV Movie Awards]]
| [[1995 MTV Movie Awards#Breakthrough Performance|Best Breakthrough Performance]]
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[1995 MTV Movie Awards#Best Comedic Performance|Best Comedic Performance]]
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| 1996
| Kids' Choice Awards
| [[1996 Kids' Choice Awards#Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame induction]]
| {{N/A}}
| {{included|Honored}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Kids_Choice_Awards_USA/1996| title=Kids' Choice Awards, USA: 1996| access-date=July 1, 2018| website=[[IMDb]]| archive-date=December 30, 2006| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061230144850/http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Kids_Choice_Awards_USA/1996| url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 1997
| [[Golden Satellite Awards]]
| [[Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy#1990s|Best Actor in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical]]
| rowspan="2" | ''Home Improvement''
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| 1999
| [[TV Guide Awards]]
| [[TV Guide Award#1999–2001|Favorite Actor in a Comedy]]
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite book| title=TV Guide Book of Lists| url=https://archive.org/details/tvguidebookoflis0000unse| url-access=registration| year=2007| publisher=Running Press| isbn=978-0-7624-3007-9| page=[https://archive.org/details/tvguidebookoflis0000unse/page/40 40]}}</ref>
|-
| 2000
| [[Annie Awards]]
| [[Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production#2000s|Outstanding Voice Acting in a Feature Production]]
| ''Toy Story 2''
| {{won}}
|
|-
| 2009
| [[TV Land Awards]]
| [[TV Land Award#Recipients|Fan Favorite]] (given to the cast)
| ''Home Improvement''
| {{won}}
|
|-
| 2011
| Kids' Choice Awards
| [[2011 Kids' Choice Awards#Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie|Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie]]
| ''Toy Story 3''
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| 2012
| TV Guide Awards
| Favorite Comeback
| rowspan="2" | ''Last Man Standing''
| {{won}}
|
|-
| 2017
| People's Choice Awards
| [[43rd People's Choice Awards#Television|Favorite Comedic TV Actor]]
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite magazine| url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/peoples-choice-awards-2017-nominees-and-winners-list-w461702| title=People's Choice Awards 2017: Nominees and Winners List| magazine=[[Us Weekly]]| date=January 18, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2023
| [[2nd Children's and Family Emmy Awards|Children's and Family Emmy Awards]]
| [[Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Performance|Outstanding Lead Performance]]
| ''[[The Santa Clauses]]''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Children's & Family Emmy Awards: Disney Dominates Nominations|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/childrens-family-emmy-awards-nominations-2023-1235635652/|access-date=November 7, 2023 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Tyler|last=Coates|date=November 2, 2023 }}</ref>
|}

'''Other honors'''
* 1999: Named a [[Disney Legend]] for his work on the ''[[Toy Story]]'' and ''[[The Santa Clause]]'' franchises<ref name=disneylegend>{{cite web| url=https://d23.com/walt-disney-legend/tim-allen/| title=Disney Legends: Tim Allen| website=Walt Disney Company}}</ref>
* 2004: Received a [[List of actors with Hollywood Walk of Fame motion picture stars|motion pictures star]] on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] at 6834 Hollywood Boulevard for his contributions to the film industry<ref name="HWOF">{{cite web|url=http://www.walkoffame.com/tim-allen |website=Hollywood Walk of Fame |title=Tim Allen |access-date=February 14, 2017}}</ref>
* 2017: Inducted into the [[Diecast Hall of Fame]]<ref name="DHOF">{{cite web|url=http://www.diecasthall.com/blog/2017-diecast-hall-of-fame-inductees/|title=Diecast Hall of Fame 2017 Inductees Announcement|access-date=November 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171124212405/http://www.diecasthall.com/blog/2017-diecast-hall-of-fame-inductees/|archive-date=November 24, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

'''Honorary scholastic degrees'''
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Degree
! scope="col" | School
! scope="col" | Location
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row" | 1998
| [[Doctor of Fine Arts]] (DFA)
| [[Western Michigan University]]
| {{Flagu|Michigan}}
| Gave commencement address
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://wmich.edu/sites/default/files/attachments/u2090/2019/Honorary%20Degree%20Recipient%20List.pdf|title=Honorary Degree Recipients 1944–Present|website=Western Michigan University|access-date=July 23, 2021|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616132804/https://wmich.edu/sites/default/files/attachments/u2090/2019/Honorary%20Degree%20Recipient%20List.pdf}} Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/X33ltG4qYF4 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20201121092528/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X33ltG4qYF4 Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}:{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X33ltG4qYF4|title=Tim Allen WMU Honorary Degree|website=youtube.com|date=October 8, 2018 |access-date=July 23, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2021
| [[Doctor of Fine Arts]] (DFA)
| [[Hillsdale College]]
| {{Flagu|Michigan}}
| Gave commencement address
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.hillsdale.net/story/news/2021/05/19/news/5161711001/| title=Hillsdale College grants honorary degrees at commencement}}Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/C27HG6af3-k Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210521055523/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C27HG6af3-k&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}:{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C27HG6af3-k&t=215s|title=Tim Allen Address One Hundred Sixty-Ninth Commencement 2021|website=youtube.com|date=May 20, 2021 |access-date=July 23, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
|}

{{Expand list|date=June 2021}}

== Bibliography ==
* ''Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man'' (1994) – {{ISBN|0-7868-6134-7}}
* ''I'm Not Really Here'' (1996) – {{ISBN|0-7868-6257-2}}

==See also==
{{portal bar|Comedy|Film|Television|United States|Biography}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
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