Editing Tim Allen (section)

=== Legal issues ===
[[File:Mug Shot of Tim Allen.jpg|thumb|Tim Allen's mug shot after his arrest on October 2, 1978.]]
On October 2, 1978, Allen was arrested at the [[Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport]] for possession of over {{convert|650|g|lb}} of [[cocaine]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Celebrity arrests they wish they could forget|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/celebrity-arrests-they-wish-they-could-forget/|access-date=November 9, 2020|website=[[CBS News]]|date=January 9, 2012 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Margaritoff |first1=Marco |title=How Tim Allen Went From Cocaine-Trafficking Criminal To 'Home Improvement' Star |date=November 8, 2021 |url=https://allthatsinteresting.com/tim-allen-cocaine |access-date=March 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Parker |first1=Ryan |title=Tim Allen Opens Up About Infamous Drug Arrest, Laughs Off Trump Critics |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/tim-allen-opens-up-about-infamous-drug-arrest-laughs-off-trump-critics-4142676/ |access-date=March 27, 2022 |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=March 3, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Nugent |first1=Annabel |title=Tim Allen reflects on time in prison on drug trafficking charges: 'I learned to shut up' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/tim-allen-prison-drug-trafficking-b1811573.html |access-date=March 26, 2022 |publisher=Independent |date=March 3, 2021}}</ref> He subsequently pleaded guilty to felony drug trafficking charges and [[Informant|provided the names of other dealers]] in exchange for a sentence of three to seven years rather than possible life imprisonment.<ref name=":0" /> He was paroled on June 12, 1981, after serving two years and four months in [[Federal Correctional Institution, Sandstone]], in [[Sandstone, Minnesota]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.mackinac.org/article.aspx?ID=35| title=650-Lifer Punishment Is a Crime| website=Mackinac Center for Public Policy| author=Pratt, Monica| date=March 3, 1997| access-date=January 9, 2010}}</ref><ref name="official-site-press-rel-coc">{{cite news |last=Connelly |first=Chris |title=Broken Home |magazine=[[Ladies' Home Journal]] |date=April 1997 |url=http://www.timallen.com/actor/press_archive/ladies.php |via=timallen.com |access-date=September 25, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113232238/http://www.timallen.com/actor/press_archive/ladies.php |archive-date= November 13, 2010 |url-status=dead |df= mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Tim Allen: From Convicted Drug Dealer to Hollywood Star| url=http://investigation.discovery.com/investigation/where-now/allen/tim-allen.html| website=[[Investigation Discovery]]| access-date=September 25, 2010| first=Gary C. |last=King}}</ref>

In 1998, Allen was arrested for [[Drunk driving in the United States|DUI]] in [[Birmingham, Michigan]]. At the time, his blood alcohol content was 0.15%, nearly double the legal limit in Michigan.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tim-allen-enters-rehab-clinic/| title=Tim Allen Enters Rehab Clinic| work=CBS News| date=April 17, 1998| access-date=January 21, 2010}}</ref> He was sentenced to one-year probation and entered a rehabilitation clinic for alcohol abuse as part of his court obligation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/gossip/1998/04/17/1998-04-17_self_-__improvement___tim_al.html |title=Self – 'Improvement': Tim Allen Enters Rehab |last1=Sutton |first1=Larry |first2=Marcus |last2=Baram |date=April 17, 1998 |newspaper=New York Daily News |access-date=February 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707192819/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/gossip/1998/04/17/1998-04-17_self_-__improvement___tim_al.html |archive-date=July 7, 2009}}</ref>