Tim Allen first appeared in the American television talk show ‘Northwest Afternoon’ in 1984. He went on to make his big-screen debut in the 1988 American drama film ‘Tropical Snow’ directed by Ciro Durán. He next appeared in films like’ Rodney Dangerfield: Opening Night at Rodney's Place’ (1989), ‘Tim Allen: Men Are Pigs’ (1990), and ‘Tim Allen Rewires America’ (1991). In 1991, he joined the main cast of the American television sitcom ‘Home Improvement.’ He played the role of ‘Tim Taylor’ which earned him several awards including the ‘Golden Globe Award’ and ‘People's Choice Award.’ The show aired 204 episodes before going off-air in 1999. In 1995, he voiced ‘Buzz Lightyear’ in the American computer-animated comedy film, ‘Toy Story’ directed by John Lasseter. The film saw critical acclaim upon release and went on to receive 3 Academy Award nominations. It was also a massive commercial success and grossed over $373 million on a budget of $30 million. In 1997, he played the role of ‘Michael Cromwell’ in the John Pasquin-directed American comedy film Jungle 2 Jungle.’ The film was panned by critics and grossed over $59.9 million on a budget of $32 million.Â
He was next seen in films like ‘Toy Story 2’ (1999), ‘Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins’ (2000), ‘Who Is Cletis Tout?’ (2001), ‘Big Trouble’ (2002), ‘The Santa Clause 2’ (2002), ‘Christmas with the Kranks’ (2004), and ‘The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause’ (2006). In 2007, he starred as ‘Dr. Doug Madsen’ in the American biker road comedy film ‘Wild Hogs’ directed by Walt Becker. Even though the film was panned by critics, it performed well at the box office and grossed over $253.6 million on a $60 million budget. He next appeared in films like ‘Redbelt’ (2008), ‘The Six Wives of Henry Lefay’ (2009), ‘Toy Story 3’ (2010), ‘Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation’ (2011), ‘Toy Story Toons: Small Fry’ (2011), ‘Toy Story Toons: Partysaurus Rex’ (2012), ‘3 Geezers!’ (2013), ‘El Camino Christmas’ (2017), ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ (2018), ‘Toy Story 4’ (2019), and ‘No Safe Spaces.’ In 2021, he became a part of the television series ‘Assembly Required.’ He is all set to appear in the upcoming American Christmas comedy miniseries ‘The Clauses.’