Tim Allen

At one point in the 1990s, he starred in the most watched television show, Home Improvement, the highest grossing film, The Santa Clause, and had the best selling book in North America, Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man, at the same time. 1996, CD, Bear Family Records BCD 15 984 AH (http://www.bear-family.de/mailorder/showoneproduct.html?lang=&p=BCD+15984)
(contains both single tracks and the singing-merits of Pierre Brice as well). He rose to fame with the television series Home Improvement (1991-1999) on ABC in which he played Tim "the toolman" Taylor. 1965, Single, Decca D 19 725. Following his release, Allen became a successful stand-up comedian. His son Christopher Barker also became an actor. He grew up in suburban Detroit, Michigan and attended Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, where he was arrested and consequently sent to prison for drug offences. He died three days after his 54th birthday of a heart attack in New York City.

He was born Timothy Allen Dick in Denver, Colorado. Barker continued to work in films until his last appearance in 1967's Woman Times Seven. Tim Allen (born June 13, 1953) is an American comedian and actor. He was engaged at the time of his death to actress Karen Kondazian. Home Improvement (1991-1999) - Tim Taylor. He married five times:. Christmas with the Kranks (2004). In 1966 Barker was awarded with the "Bambi Award" as "Best Foreign Actor" in Germany.

The Santa Clause (1994) - Scott Calvin/Santa Claus. (The co-star in some of Barker's Karl-May-movies, French actor Pierre Brice, also recorded in German language and even managed to get some CDs of his own.). Toy Story (1995) - Buzz Lightyear (voice). The tracks are named " Ich bin morgen auf dem Weg zu dir" (I'll be on the way to you tomorrow) and "Mädchen in Samt und Seide" (Girls in Velvet and Silk), the last one is said to have been very much liked by elderly ladies at that time. Jungle 2 Jungle (1997) - Michael Cromwell. He even recorded a single with the composer of some of the Karl-May-movie-soundtracks, Martin Boettcher, in German language. For Richer or Poorer (1997) - Brad Sexton. There he was playing the characters of Old Shatterhand, Kara Ben Nemsi and Dr. Sternau.

Toy Story 2 (1999) - Buzz Lightyear (voice). There he also starred in two movies based on the Doctor Mabuse-stories (formerly filmed by Fritz Lang) and in 13 movies based on novels by German author Karl May (1842-1912). Peter Quincy Taggart. In 1957, as he found it harder and harder to find work in American films, Lex moved to Europe and found popularity and starred in over forty European films, especially in Germany. Galaxy Quest (1999) - Jason Nesmith/Cmdr. During this time he enlisted to fight in World War II and eventually rose to the rank of Major. Who is Cletus Tout? (2001) - Critical Jim. He is best known as the tenth actor to play Tarzan in the movies, and starred in nearly thirty movies in the 1940s and 1950s.

Joe Somebody (2001) - Joe Scheffer. Lex Barker (May 8, 1919 - May 11, 1973) was born Alexander Crichlow Barker, Jr. in Rye, New York. Big Trouble (2002) - Eliot Arnold. Manfred Christ: Von Tarzan bis Old Shatterhand - Lex Barker und seine Filme, Günter Albert Ulmer Verlag, Tuningen, Germany, 1994, 288 pages - ISBN 3924191816. Santa Clause 2 (2002) - Santa Claus/Scott Calvin. ISBN 3-896-024-442. Christmas with the Kranks (2004) - Luther Krank. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Verlag, Germany, 2003, 480 pages.

Reiner Boller, Christina Böhme: Lex Barker - Die Biografie. Winnetou du warst mein Freund
. Ich bin morgen auf dem Weg zu dir / Mädchen wie Samt und Seide
. Maria del Carmen Cervera (1965 - 1972) (divorce not valid, marriage ended with his death), who later became the fifth wife of Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza.

Irene Labhardt (1957 - 1962) (marriage ended at her death). Lana Turner (8 September 1953 - 22 July 1957) (divorced). Arlene Dahl (1951 - 1952) (divorced). Constanze Thurlow (1942 - 1950) (divorced).