This page will contain news stories about Tim Allen, as they become available.Tim AllenTim Allen (born June 13, 1953) is an American comedian and actor. He was born Timothy Allen Dick in Denver, Colorado. 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. Following his release, Allen became a successful stand-up comedian. He rose to fame with the television series Home Improvement (1991-1999) on ABC in which he played Tim "the toolman" Taylor. 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. Selected filmographyFilms
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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. His fourth wife was Elaine Barrie (née Elaine Jacobs, 1916-2003), an actress; they married on November 9, 1936 and divorced in 1940. He rose to fame with the television series Home Improvement (1991-1999) on ABC in which he played Tim "the toolman" Taylor. They had two children, Dolores Ethel Mae Barrymore and John Drew Barrymore (father of Drew Barrymore). Following his release, Allen became a successful stand-up comedian. His third wife was Dolores Costello (1903-1979), an actress and model best known for her role as Dearest in the movie Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936); they married on November 24, 1928 and divorced in 1935. 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 married Blanche Marie Louise Oelrichs (1890-1950), a bisexual New York real estate heiress who wrote under the name Michael Strange, on August 5, 1920 and divorced her in 1928. He was born Timothy Allen Dick in Denver, Colorado. They had one child, Diana Blanche Barrymore. Tim Allen (born June 13, 1953) is an American comedian and actor. Barrymore married Katherine Corri Harris (1891-1927), an actress who starred in the 1918 film The House of Mirth, on September 1, 1910 and divorced in 1916. Home Improvement (1991-1999) - Tim Taylor. No Barrymore would allow such a conventional thing to happen to him.". Christmas with the Kranks (2004). His dying words were "Die? I should say not, dear fellow. The Santa Clause (1994) - Scott Calvin/Santa Claus. Thaw. Toy Story (1995) - Buzz Lightyear (voice). But White intervened, and arranged for the still-teenaged Evelyn to undergo an operation for "appendicitis." White was later murdered by Nesbit's vengeful husband, Pittsburgh millionaire Harry K. Jungle 2 Jungle (1997) - Michael Cromwell. When she became pregnant, Barrymore proposed marriage. For Richer or Poorer (1997) - Brad Sexton. A notorious ladies' man, he courted showgirl Evelyn Nesbit as her involvement with married architect Stanford White was waning. Toy Story 2 (1999) - Buzz Lightyear (voice). He was the younger brother of actors Lionel and Ethel Barrymore and the grandfather of Drew Barrymore. Peter Quincy Taggart. He appeared in several films including a supporting role in many Bulldog Drummond B-movies -- Bulldog was the James Bond of the 1930s -- but never reached the heights he achieved on stage. Galaxy Quest (1999) - Jason Nesmith/Cmdr. His classic nose and distinguished features won him the nickname "The Great Profile." Barrymore was a hard drinking man with a troubled personal life that cut his life short. Who is Cletus Tout? (2001) - Critical Jim. John Sidney Blythe (February 15, 1882 - May 29, 1942), better known as John Barrymore, became famous as a Shakespearean actor, lauded for his Hamlet. Joe Somebody (2001) - Joe Scheffer. Barrymore family. Big Trouble (2002) - Eliot Arnold. Santa Clause 2 (2002) - Santa Claus/Scott Calvin. Christmas with the Kranks (2004) - Luther Krank. |