Tim Allen (born
June 13,
1953) is an
American comedian,
actor,
voice-over artist, and
entertainer, who became famous for his role in the
sitcom Home Improvement. He is also known for his roles in the
Disney film series of
The Santa Clause and
Toy Story.
[Stated in interview on Inside the Actors Studio]
Biography
Early life
Allen was born
Timothy Allen Dick in
Denver, Colorado, the son of Martha Katherine, a community-service worker, and Gerald M. Dick, a
real estate agent.
[Facing My Fear of Intimacy][tim allen] His father died in a
car accident, colliding with a drunk driver, when Allen was eleven.
[Tim Allen Biography - Yahoo! Movies] Two years later, his mother married her high school sweetheart, a successful business executive,
[ and moved with her six children to Birmingham, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, to be with her new husband and his three children.][Tim Allen : Actor : Biography] Allen attended Ernest W. Seaholm High School in Birmingham, where he was in theater and music classes (resulting in his love of classical piano), and attended Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. He later received an honorary degree, which was highlighted for the main plot of the fifth season Home Improvement episode "Doctor in the House".
Allen began his career as a comedian in 1975.
