Tim Allen (19th Century World War)

Timothy Alan Dick (born June 13, 1953), better known as Tim Allen, is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his television roles as Tim "The Toolman" Taylor on the television showHome Improvement (1991–99), and Mike Baxter on the television series Last Man Standing (2011–17); as well as voicing Buzz Lightyear in the Toy Story franchise since 1995, and as Scott Calvin/Santa Claus in The Santa Clause trilogy (1994–2006). Allen's other films include For Richer or Poorer (1997), Jungle 2 Jungle (1997), and Galaxy Quest (1999). Tim Allen info courtesy of wikipedia.org, no copyright intended.

Early Life
Allen was born in Denver, Colorado, to Martha Katherine (née Fox), a community-service worker, and Gerald M. Dick (1923–1964), a real estate agent. He is the third oldest of five brothers. His father died in a car accident, colliding with a drunk driver when Allen was eleven. Two years later, his mother married her high school sweetheart, a 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.undefined

Education
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. At Western Michigan, Allen worked at the student radio station WIDR and received a Bachelor of Science degree in communications specializing in radio and television production in 1976 with a split minor in philosophy and design. In 1998, Western Michigan awarded Allen an honorary Fine Arts degree and the Distinguished Alumni Award.undefined

Acting and Comedy Career
Allen started his career as a comedian in 1975. On a dare from one of his friends, he participated in a comedy night at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle in Royal Oak, a suburb of Detroit. 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. He moved to Los Angeles and became a regular performer at The Comedy Store. He began to do stand-up appearances on late-night talk shows and specials on record and film.undefined

Despite his admitted limited acting range (he once told a magazine his range as an actor is "strictly limited. I can only play a part if I can draw on personal experience, and that well can go dry pretty quickly"), Allen rose to fame in acting with the ABC sitcom Home Improvement (1991–1999) produced for ABC by Wind Dancer Productions, a company he co-founded with producer Carmen Finestra. Allen played the main character Tim "The Tool-Man" Taylor. In November 1994, he simultaneously starred in the highest-grossing film (Disney's The Santa Clause), topped the New York Times best-seller list with his book Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man, and appeared in the top rated television series (Home Improvement) within the span of one week. Home Improvement ran until 1999, for which he was paid US$1.25 million per episode.

In 1995, Allen provided the voice of Buzz Lightyear in the Disney/Pixar blockbuster Toy Story. In 1997, he starred in the family comedy Jungle 2 Jungle from Disney. The next year he returned to voice Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story 2 which was a financial and critical hit. Also, in 1999 he starred in the sci-fi parody Galaxy Quest alongside Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, and Sam Rockwell.

Marriage and Children
Tim first married Laura Deibel in 1984, but the 2 divorced in 2003. Three years later, in 2006, he married Jane Hadjuk. Out of those 2 marriages, Tim had 2 children.

Campaign
In March of 2000, Tim started an independent campaign for President of the United States of America. His family would follow through whatever his campaign might bring, that included his wife and children, his parents, siblings, and his in-laws.

In a speech he gave on July 4th, 2000, in his home-state of Colorado, Tim promised that the nation would get better. Speech: "Our country is in bad shape, yes, but we can't let that stop us from at least trying to make it better! I believe, no, I know, that every citizen of America has the power to change their nation for the better if they really want to. I for one, believe that all men, no, all people are created equal whether female or male of any race, religion, or country of origin. I will never seek to fight with our fellow nations, but rather, to treat them not merely as allies, but friends. The choice is in the hand of you, the people, but if I'm given the office of President, I will try my best to lead our country into an era of peace, prosperity, and equality among all people."

''To be continued. . .''