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 and 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.

KNOWN FOR

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1992
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2022
Jeopardy!
2026
The View
2002
Toy Story 5
2026
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2010
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
2007
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2006
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2004
Golden Globe Awards
1993
The Drew Carey Show
1996

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
119
Directing
3
Writing
2
Producing
5
2026
Toy Story 5
as Buzz Lightyear (voice)
2026
Toy Story: 30 Years and Beyond - A Special Edition of 20/20
as Self
2026
Jeopardy!
as Self - Clue Presenter
2025
Shifting Gears
as Matt Parker
2025
The D-Con Chamber
as Self
2025
The View
as Self
2023
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Bye Bye Barry
as Self
2023
Disney 100: Remember That
as Self
2022
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
as Self / Buzz Lightyear (archive footage)
2022
Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute
as Self
2022
The Santa Clauses
as Scott Calvin / Santa Claus
2022
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2022
More Power
as Self - Host
2021
Assembly Required
as Self - Host
2020
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out
as Self
2020
The Comedy Store
as Self
2020
Reno 911!
as Space Force Commander
2019
No Safe Spaces
as Self
2019
Toy Story 4
as Buzz Lightyear (voice)
2019
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
as Self
2018
Ralph Breaks the Internet
as Buzz Lightyear (voice)
2018
Steve
as Self
2017
El Camino Christmas
as Larry Michael Roth
2017
Norm Macdonald Live
as Self
2016
The Atheist Delusion
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
as Self
2015
Cristela
as Mike Baxter
2015
Jay Leno's Garage
as Self
2014
Toy Story That Time Forgot
as Buzz Lightyear (voice)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
2014
Steve Harvey
as Self
2013
3 Geezers!
as Tim
2013
Toy Story of Terror!
as Buzz Lightyear (Voice)
2013
Comic Relief Zero
as Self (archive footage)
2013
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self - Guest
2012
Chimpanzee
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2012
Partysaurus Rex
as Buzz Lightyear (voice)
2012
The Penguin King
as Narrator (US Version) (voice)
2011
Pixar 25 Magic Moments
as Self
2011
Small Fry
as Buzz Lightyear (voice)
2011
Hawaiian Vacation
as Buzz Lightyear (voice)
2011
Top Gear
2011
Last Man Standing
as Mike Baxter
2010
Toy Story 3
as Buzz Lightyear (voice)
2010
Crazy on the Outside
as Tommy
2010
I Am Comic
as Self
2010
Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs
as Buzz Lightyear (voice)
2010
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2010
The Jay Leno Show
as Self - Guest
2009
Just for Laughs: Launching Pad
as Self
2009
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
as Henry Lefay
2008
Redbelt
as Chet Frank
2008
The Bonnie Hunt Show
as Self
2008
Shatner's Raw Nerve
as Self
2007
Wild Hogs
as Doug Madsen
2007
Fired!
as Self
2007
The Pixar Story
as Self - Buzz Lightyear
2007
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
2007
Wetten, dass..?
as Self
2007
Rachael Ray
2006
The Shaggy Dog
as Dave Douglas
2006
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
as Santa / Scott Calvin
2006
Zoom
as Jack Sheppard / Zoom
2006
Cars
as Buzz Lightyear Car (voice)
2006
Kings of Comedy USA
as Self (archive footage)
2006
World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One
as self
2006
Today
as Self
2006
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2006
The Early Show
as Self
2006
The Reichen Show
as Self
2005
E! True Hollywood Story
2004
Christmas with the Kranks
as Luther Krank
2004
Jimmy Neutron: Win, Lose and Kaboom!
as Meldar Prime (voice)
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
Christmas from Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Tim Allen Presents: A User's Guide to Home Improvement
as Self / Tim Taylor
2003
The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Comedy Knockouts
as Self (archive footage)
2003
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
2002
Big Trouble
as Eliot Arnold
2002
The Santa Clause 2
as Scott Calvin / Santa / Toy Santa
2002
The View
as Self - Guest
2002
Primetime Glick
2001
Joe Somebody
as Joe Scheffer
2001
Who Is Cletis Tout?
as Critical Jim
2001
Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians
as Self (archive footage)
2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
as Buzz Lightyear (voice)
2000
The Beatles Revolution
as Self
1999
Galaxy Quest
as Jason Nesmith
1999
Toy Story 2
as Buzz Lightyear (voice)
1999
Teen Choice Awards
as Self
1998
Spin City
as Rags (voice)
1998
The Larry Sanders Show
as Tim Allen
1997
For Richer or Poorer
as Brad Sexton
1997
Jungle 2 Jungle
as Michael Cromwell
1997
Meet Wally Sparks
as Tim Allen
1997
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
Soul Man
as Tim Taylor
1996
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
as Self
1996
The Drew Carey Show
as Tim Allen (uncredited)
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self - Guest
1996
The Oscars
as Buzz Lightyear (voice)
1995
Toy Story
as Buzz Lightyear (voice)
1995
The Making of Toy Story
as Self
1995
The Oscars
as Self
1994
The Santa Clause
as Scott Calvin
1994
Politically Incorrect
1993
Golden Globe Awards
as Self
1992
Hot Country Nights
as Self
1992
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1991
Tim Allen: Rewires America
as Self
1991
Home Improvement
as Tim Taylor
1990
Tim Allen: Men Are Pigs
as Self
1989
Rodney Dangerfield: Opening Night at Rodney's Place
as Self
1988
Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen
as Self
1988
Tropical Snow
as Baggage Handler
1988
What Do You Say to a Naked Lady?
as Self
Toy Story 6
as Buzz Lightyear (voice)