Tim Allen
Smarter than his grunting comedic persona suggested, Tim Allen turned his stand-up into a successful Hollywood career. Early setbacks like the death of his father and a stint in prison gave Allen the drive to pursue comedy, and his affectionate dissection of the differences between the genders -- focusing especially on the confusions of modern masculinity -- spring-boarded him to stand-up stardom, leading to the massive hit sitcom, "Home Improvement" (ABC, 1991-99). The show won him buckets of awards and fans around the world for his portrayal of lovable lunkhead Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor. Notching a No. 1 book Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man, a TV show and a hit movie at the same time in a rare entertainment trifecta, and Allen went on to rule the box office with two trilogies: "The Santa Clause" (1994, 2002, 2006) and "Toy Story" (1995, 1999, 2010). Fans followed him to other projects, too; Allen toplined moneymakers like "Galaxy Quest" (1999), "Christmas with the Kranks" (2004) and "Wild Hogs" (2007), and returned to television with a second hit show, "Last Man Standing" (ABC 2011-17). Even as his star momentum slowed, the goodwill Allen built up with his early, supernova-level success seemed to assure the comedian as long a career as he chose.
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Tim Allen
Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Toy Story 5 | Buzz LIghtyear (Voice) | - | 2026 |
100% |
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Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary | Unknown (Character) | - | 2020 |
97% |
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Toy Story 4 | Buzz Lightyear (Voice) | $434.0M | 2019 |
No Score Yet |
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El Camino Christmas | Larry Michael Roth (Character) | - | 2017 |
91% |
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Toy Story That Time Forgot | Unknown (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Mayo Conspiracy | Wesley Kilbride (Character) | - | 2014 |
94% |
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Toy Story of Terror! | Buzz (Voice) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet |
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3 Geezers! | Tim (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Adventures of the Penguin King | Narrator | - | 2012 |
74% |
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Chimpanzee | Narrator | $29.0M | 2012 |
No Score Yet |
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Partysaurus Rex | Buzz Lightyear (Voice) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet |
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Hawaiian Vacation | Buzz Lightyear (Voice) | - | 2011 |
No Score Yet |
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Small Fry | Buzz Lightyear (Voice) | - | 2011 |
98% |
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Toy Story 3 | Buzz Lightyear (Voice) | $415.0M | 2010 |
8% |
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Crazy on the Outside |
Tommy (Character), Director |
$64.4K | 2010 |
No Score Yet |
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The Six Wives of Henry Lefay | Henry (Character) | - | 2008 |
67% |
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Redbelt | Frank (Character) | $2.3M | 2008 |
14% |
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Wild Hogs | Doug Madsen (Character) | $168.2M | 2007 |
17% |
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The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause |
Santa Claus/ Producer |
$84.5M | 2006 |
5% |
|
Zoom |
Jack Shepard/ |
$11.6M | 2006 |
25% |
|
The Shaggy Dog |
Dave Douglas (Character), Executive Producer |
$61.1M | 2006 |
5% |
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Christmas With the Kranks | Luther Krank (Character) | $73.7M | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Top Speed | Host | - | 2003 |
55% |
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The Santa Clause 2 |
Scott Calvin/ |
$139.2M | 2002 |
48% |
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Big Trouble | Eliot Arnold (Character) | $7.3M | 2002 |
23% |
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Who Is Cletis Tout? | Critical Jim (Character) | - | 2001 |
21% |
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Joe Somebody | Joe Scheffer (Character) | $22.8M | 2001 |
No Score Yet |
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Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins | Buzz Lightyear (Voice) | - | 2000 |
90% |
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Galaxy Quest |
Jason Nesmith/ |
$71.4M | 1999 |
100% |
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Toy Story 2 | Buzz Lightyear (Voice) | $245.9M | 1999 |
17% |
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For Richer or Poorer | Brad Sexton (Character) | $31.6M | 1997 |
19% |
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Jungle 2 Jungle | Michael Cromwell (Character) | $59.9M | 1997 |
100% |
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Toy Story | Buzz Lightyear (Voice) | $31.3M | 1995 |
73% |
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The Santa Clause |
Scott Calvin/ |
$145.5M | 1994 |
No Score Yet |
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Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen | Writer | - | 1988 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Shifting Gears | Matt (Character) | 2025 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jay Leno's Garage |
Unknown (Guest Star), Self, Guest |
2015-2017 2019 2024 |
55% | 65% | The Santa Clauses |
Santa/ Executive Producer |
2022-2023 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2014-2015 2018 2022-2023 |
No Score Yet | 54% | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Guest | 2020-2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | More Power |
Executive Producer, Host |
2022 |
No Score Yet | 81% | Last Man Standing |
Mike (Character), Executive Producer, Director |
2011-2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2013-2014 2016 2018-2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Assembly Required |
Host, Creator |
2021 |
No Score Yet | 42% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2010-2015 2017 2020 |
80% | 85% | The Comedy Store | Self | 2020 |
No Score Yet | 11% | The View | Guest | 2013 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2015 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 20/20 | Guest | 2017 |
53% | 61% | Cristela | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Guest | 2011-2012 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Tonight Show With Jay Leno | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Larry King Now | Guest | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lopez Tonight | Guest | 2010 |
31% | No Score Yet | The Jay Leno Show | Guest | 2009-2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bonnie Hunt Show | Guest | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rachael Ray | Guest | 2006 |
No Score Yet | 71% | Home Improvement |
Tim Taylor (Character), Director |
1991-1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Soul Man | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Drew Carey Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |