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Tim Allen

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Tim Allen: Biography

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Birth Name: Timothy Alan Dick
Birth Place: Denver, CO
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 06/13/1953, Gemini
Profession: Actor; comedian; author

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Tim Allen Fast Facts:

After college, worked as creative director for an advertising firm in Detroit.
On a dare, made his stand-up debut in 1979 at Detroit's Comedy Castle.
Served 28 months in a federal prison in the late 1970s for selling cocaine.
During a stretch in 1994, he had the No. 1 TV show (Home Improvement), No. 1 movie (The Santa Clause) and No. 1 book (Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man).
Is a sports-car aficionado; formed the Saleen/Allen "RRR" Speedlab racing team with former race-car driver Steve Saleen in 1995.
Lent his name to a line of signature tools developed in 1996.
Received an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree and a Distinguished Alumni Award from Western Michigan University in 1998.
Founded and runs the companies Boxing Cat Films and Tim Allen Design.

Tim Allen Relationships:
Elizabeth - Daughter
Bill Bones - Stepfather
Gerald Dick - Father
Jane Hajduk - Wife
Martha "Marty" Dick - Mother
Katherine "Kady" Allen - Daughter
Laura Deibel - Ex-wife
Tim Allen Awards:
1993 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1998 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Male TV Performer - Winner
1997 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Male TV Performer - Winner
1996 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Male TV Performer - Winner
1995 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Actor in a Comedy Motion Picture - Winner
1995 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Male TV Performer - Winner
1994 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Male TV Performer - Winner
1993 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Male TV Performer - Winner
1992 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Male Performer in a New TV Series - Winner
1999 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Male TV Performer - Winner
1993 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1994 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1995 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Winner
1996 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1997 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
College:
Attended Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI; Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI (BS in Communications, 1976)