Cast & creator
Tim Allen
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Kelly Clarkson Show
Timothy Alan Dick (born June 13, 1953), known professionally as Tim Allen, is an American actor and comedian. He is known for playing Tim "The Toolman" Taylor on the ABC sitcom Home Improvement (1991–1999) for which he won a Golden Globe Award as Mike Baxter on the ABC/Fox sitcom Last Man Standing (2011–2021). He voices Buzz Lightyear for the Toy Story franchise (1995–present) for which he won an Annie Award and played Scott Calvin and Santa Claus in The Santa Clause franchise (1994–2023). Allen's other films include Jungle 2 Jungle (1997), Galaxy Quest (1999), Joe Somebody (2001), Big Trouble (2002), Christmas with the Kranks (2004), The Shaggy Dog (2006), Wild Hogs (2007), The Six Wives of Henry Lefay (2009), and Crazy on the Outside (2010). Description above from the Wikipedia article Tim Allen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Timothy Allen Dick, Timothy Dick, 提姆·艾倫, تیم آلن
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1944–2026 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (130)
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Toy Story 5
Buzz Lightyear (voice)
2026
The View
Self - Guest
1997The View
Self
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Jeopardy!
Self - Clue Presenter
1984
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self - Guest
1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
The Drew Carey Show
Tim Allen (uncredited)
1995
Home Improvement
Tim Taylor
1991Home Improvement
Director
1991Home Improvement
Executive Consultant
1991
Golden Globe Awards
Self
1944
Last Man Standing
Mike Baxter
2011Last Man Standing
Director
2011Last Man Standing
Executive Producer
2011
Spin City
Rags (voice)
1996
Toy Story 2
Buzz Lightyear (voice)
1999
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
Toy Story
Buzz Lightyear (voice)
1995
The Larry Sanders Show
Tim Allen
1992
Steve
Self
2017
Toy Story 3
Buzz Lightyear (voice)
2010The Reichen Show
Self
2005
Toy Story 4
Buzz Lightyear (voice)
2019
The Bonnie Hunt Show
Self
2008
Steve Harvey
Self
2012
Today
Self
1952
The Jay Leno Show
Self - Guest
2009
Cars
Buzz Lightyear Car (voice)
2006
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
Shifting Gears
Matt Parker
2025Shifting Gears
Executive Producer
2025
Rachael Ray
2006
The Oscars
Self
1953The Oscars
Buzz Lightyear (voice)
1953
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Buzz Lightyear (voice)
2018
Jay Leno's Garage
Self
2015
The Santa Clauses
Scott Calvin / Santa Claus
2022The Santa Clauses
Executive Producer
2022
Hawaiian Vacation
Buzz Lightyear (voice)
2011
The Santa Clause 2
Scott Calvin / Santa / Toy Santa
2002
Primetime Glick
2001
The D-Con Chamber
Self
2024
Galaxy Quest
Jason Nesmith
1999
The Early Show
Self
1999
Reno 911!
Space Force Commander
2020
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996
Christmas with the Kranks
Luther Krank
2004
Top Gear
2010
The Santa Clause
Scott Calvin
1994
Norm Macdonald Live
Self
2013
Wild Hogs
Doug Madsen
2007
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
Santa / Scott Calvin
2006
Small Fry
Buzz Lightyear (voice)
2011
Zoom
Jack Sheppard / Zoom
2006
Toy Story That Time Forgot
Buzz Lightyear (voice)
2014
Shatner's Raw Nerve
Self
2008
Soul Man
Tim Taylor
1997
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
Buzz Lightyear (voice)
2000
Joe Somebody
Joe Scheffer
2001
Partysaurus Rex
Buzz Lightyear (voice)
2012
Cristela
Mike Baxter
2014
The Shaggy Dog
Dave Douglas
2006The Shaggy Dog
Producer
2006
The Pixar Story
Self - Buzz Lightyear
2007Hot Country Nights
Self
1991
Politically Incorrect
1993
Jungle 2 Jungle
Michael Cromwell
1997
Big Trouble
Eliot Arnold
2002
The Comedy Store
Self
2020
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
Self / Buzz Lightyear (archive footage)
2022
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
For Richer or Poorer
Brad Sexton
1997
Chimpanzee
Self - Narrator (voice)
2012
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
Henry Lefay
2009
Assembly Required
Self - Host
2021
Who Is Cletis Tout?
Critical Jim
2001
Toy Story: 30 Years and Beyond - A Special Edition of 20/20
Self
2026
Meet Wally Sparks
Tim Allen
1997
Crazy on the Outside
Tommy
2010Crazy on the Outside
Director
2010
Redbelt
Chet Frank
2008
More Power
Self - Host
2022More Power
Creator
2022
Christmas from Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2003
El Camino Christmas
Larry Michael Roth
2017
Disney 100: Remember That
Self
2023
The Making of Toy Story
Self
1995
Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs
Buzz Lightyear (voice)
2010
Tropical Snow
Baggage Handler
1988
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
Self
1996
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
Self
2019
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
Self
2015
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Self
2003
I Am Comic
Self
2010
Toy Story 6
Buzz Lightyear (voice)
3 Geezers!
Tim
2013
Kings of Comedy USA
Self (archive footage)
2006
Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen
Self
1988
Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute
Self
2022
Jimmy Neutron: Win, Lose and Kaboom!
Meldar Prime (voice)
2004
World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One
self
2006The Beatles Revolution
Self
2000
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
Self (archive footage)
2023
Bye Bye Barry
Self
2023
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out
Self
2020
Rodney Dangerfield: Opening Night at Rodney's Place
Self
1989
What Do You Say to a Naked Lady?
Self
1988
Pixar 25 Magic Moments
Self
2011
Fired!
Self
2007
Just for Laughs: Launching Pad
Self
2009
No Safe Spaces
Self
2019
Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians
Self (archive footage)
2001Tim Allen Presents: A User's Guide to Home Improvement
Self / Tim Taylor
2003
The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians
Self (archive footage)
2003
The Penguin King
Narrator (US Version) (voice)
2012
Comic Relief Zero
Self (archive footage)
2013
The Atheist Delusion
Self (archive footage)
2016
Teen Choice Awards
Self
1999
Tim Allen: Men Are Pigs
Self
1990Tim Allen: Men Are Pigs
Writer
1990
Tim Allen: Rewires America
Self
1991Tim Allen: Rewires America
Writer
1991
Comedy Knockouts
Self (archive footage)
2003
Toy Story of Terror!
Buzz Lightyear (Voice)
2013