Editing Tim Allen (section)

{{short description|American actor and comedian (born 1953)}}
{{For|those of the same or a similar name|Timothy Allen (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Tim Allen
| image              = File:Tim Allen 2012.jpg
| caption            = Allen in 2012
| birth_name         = Timothy Alan Dick
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1953|6|13}}
| birth_place        = [[Denver, Colorado]], U.S.
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|comedian}}
| years_active       = {{hlist|1975–1979|1981–present}}
| party              = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| spouse             = {{Unbulleted list
| {{marriage|Laura Deibel|1984|2003|reason=divorced}}
| {{marriage|Jane Hajduk|2006}}
}}
| children           = 2
| website            = {{url|timallen.com}}
| module             = {{Infobox comedian|embed=yes
| medium       = [[Stand-up comedy|Stand-up]], [[film]], [[television]]
| alma_mater   = [[Western Michigan University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])
| genre        = {{csv|[[Observational comedy]]|[[physical comedy]]|[[surreal humour]]}}
| subject      = {{csv|[[Marriage]]|[[Sex differences in humans|gender differences]]|[[family]]|[[everyday life]]|[[Embarrassment|social awkwardness]]|[[Politics of the United States|politics]]}}
}}
}}

'''Timothy Alan Dick''' (born June 13, 1953), known professionally as '''Tim Allen''', is an American actor and comedian. He is known for playing [[Tim Taylor (character)|Tim "The Toolman" Taylor]] on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]'' (1991–1999) for which he won a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy|Golden Globe Award]] and [[Mike Baxter (Last Man Standing character)|Mike Baxter]] on the ABC/[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] sitcom ''[[Last Man Standing (American TV series)|Last Man Standing]]'' (2011–2021). He voices [[Buzz Lightyear]] for the ''[[Toy Story franchise|Toy Story]]'' franchise for which he won an [[Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in a Feature Production|Annie Award]] and played Scott Calvin and [[Santa Claus]] in [[The Santa Clause (franchise)|''The Santa Clause'' franchise]] (1994–present). 

Allen's other films include ''[[Jungle 2 Jungle]]'' (1997), ''[[Galaxy Quest]]'' (1999), ''[[Joe Somebody]]'' (2001), ''[[Big Trouble (2002 film)|Big Trouble]]'' (2002), ''[[Christmas with the Kranks]]'' (2004), ''[[The Shaggy Dog (2006 film)|The Shaggy Dog]]'' (2006), ''[[Wild Hogs]]'' (2007), ''[[The Six Wives of Henry Lefay]]'' (2009), and ''[[Crazy on the Outside]]'' (2010).