ACTOR

Tim Allen

1953 - Today

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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 for which he won an Annie Award and played Scott Calvin and Santa Claus in The Santa Clause franchise (1994–present). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tim Allen has received more than 18,963,748 page views. His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Tim Allen is the 1,187th most popular actor (down from 1,102nd in 2019), the 2,052nd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,988th in 2019) and the 555th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 19M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 62

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Tim Allen ranks 1,187 out of 13,578. Before him are Brittany Murphy, Martin Weinek, Countess Marie Larisch von Moennich, Eleanor Parker, Tina Aumont, and Norma Shearer. After him are Rajesh Khanna, Marisa Tomei, Ashley Judd, Lin Shaye, Concha Velasco, and Ruth Gordon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Tim Allen ranks 86. Before him are Alpha Blondy, Frances Conroy, Valery Gergiev, Najib Razak, Dave Evans, and Ciarán Hinds. After him are David Chipperfield, William Petersen, András Schiff, Guy Verhofstadt, Kate Capshaw, and Sergei Ivanov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tim Allen ranks 2,052 out of 20,380. Before him are Irving Thalberg (1899), Ward Cunningham (1949), Tina Aumont (1946), Barbara Liskov (1939), Theodore Sturgeon (1918), and Ry Cooder (1947). After him are King Vidor (1894), Warren Christopher (1925), Robert Mapplethorpe (1946), Reinhold Niebuhr (1892), James Bowie (1796), and Marisa Tomei (1964).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Tim Allen ranks 555. Before him are Teri Hatcher (1964), Ashton Kutcher (1978), Irene Cara (1959), Brittany Murphy (1977), Eleanor Parker (1922), and Tina Aumont (1946). After him are Marisa Tomei (1964), Ashley Judd (1968), Lin Shaye (1943), Ruth Gordon (1896), Daniel Stern (1957), and Michael Massee (1952).

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Television and Movie Roles

Toy Story
Buzz Lightyear (voice)
Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy's heart, Woody plots against Buzz. But when circumstances separate Buzz and Woody from their owner, the duo eventually learns to put aside their differences.
Oct 30o 19957.972 / 10
Toy Story 3
Buzz Lightyear (voice)
Woody, Buzz, and the rest of Andy's toys haven't been played with in years. With Andy about to go to college, the gang find themselves accidentally left at a nefarious day care center. The toys must band together to escape and return home to Andy.
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Toy Story 2
Buzz Lightyear (voice)
Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen, owner of Al's Toy Barn kidnaps Woody. Andy's toys mount a daring rescue mission, Buzz Lightyear meets his match and Woody has to decide where he and his heart truly belong.
Oct 30o 19997.597 / 10