Tim Allen was born as Timothy Allen Dick is an American comedian, character actor, voice-over artist, and entertainer perhaps best known for his role in the sitcom Home Improvement and his roles in Disney films, such as The Santa Clause and Toy Story.

Allen, one of eight children, was born Timothy Allen Dick in Denver to Martha Katherine, a community-service worker, and Gerald Dick, a real estate agent. His father died in a car accident, colliding with a drunk driver, when Allen was eleven. Two years later, his mother married a business executive. His family moved to Detroit when he was thirteen. Allen attended Seaholm High School ,where he was in theatre and music classes (which caused his love of classical piano), in Birmingham, Michigan, and Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. He later received an honorary degree, which was highlighted for the main plot of the fifth season Home Improvement episode "Is There A Doctor In The anis?

Allen began his career as a comedian. On a dare from one of his friends, he participated in a comedy night at a comedy club in Detroit. He later moved to Los Angeles and became a member of The Comedy Store there. He began to do stand-up appearances on late-night talk shows and specials on record and film.

He rose to fame in acting with the television series Home Improvement (1991-1999) on ABC in which he played Tim "The Tool-Man" Taylor. At one point in late 1994, during the show's fourth season, he starred in 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, simultaneously. The following year he provided the voice of Buzz Lightyear in the blockbuster Toy Story.

Allen has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and is a Disney Legend.