| Fun Facts About Tim Allen | Arrested in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, for drunk driving. [24 May 1997]
Started out doing stand-up comedy.
Spent 28 months in jail after being arrested for attempted drug-dealing in 1978.
Has nine brothers and sisters.
Paid $2 million for 26 acres of Michigan campground with the intention of keeping it in its natural, undeveloped state.
Attended Western Michigan University.
Is left handed.
His ex-wife, Laura Diebel, is the CEO for Tim Allen Signature Tools.
Daughter Katherine 'Kady' Allen (born 1989) with ex-wife Laura Diebel.
A stand up comic at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle in Detroit, featuring the talents of Kevin Pollak and D.B. Dickerson
During the run of "Home Improvement" (1991), was often sent shirts and sweaters by various colleges to wear on the air, and he did.
Tim Taylor, Allen's character on "Home Improvement" (1991), was ranked #20 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue].
His character in Big Trouble (2002) is a composite of humor columnist Dave Barry. The movie is adapted from one of Dave Barry's humor books.
His comedy career started on a dare from a friend at the 'Comedy Castle' in Detroit.
Was a member of Toastmasters.
Stand up routine consisted of jokes comparing the differences between men and women. This theme continued on his TV show "Home Improvement" (1991).
Attended Seaholm High School in Birmingham, Michigan
In 2006, he co-starred in 3 Disney movies with actor Spencer Breslin: Shaggy Dog, The (2006)_, Zoom (2006) and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006). He also was in The Santa Clause 2 (2002) with Breslin.
Expecting first child with wife, Jane, in Spring 2009.
Tim and his wife, Jane Hajduk, became the parents of their first child, a girl named Elizabeth, on March 28, 2009 in Los Angeles. Elizabeth weighed in at 5 lb. 13 oz.
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