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A. Tim Allen, whose real name is Time Allen Dick, was born in Denver, but moved to Birmingham after his father as killed by a drunk driver circa 1965. Tim graduated from Seaholm High School in Birmingham, circa 1972, before he went to attend Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo.
While at Western Tim fell into the company of some characters that led him astray. Time was arrested and convicted for cocaine trafficing. He served a little over two years in federal prison, before a judge decided to take a risk and paroled him. He was "lucky" to have committed his offense before Federal sentencing guidelines restricted judges discretion.
Tim moved to Royal Oak where he started his stand-up career as well as being a tv commercial actor. Tim did work for KMart, Jeep, Detroit Edison, a local pizza chain and a number of car dealerships.
In 1989 or so he was featured on his own Showtime special called "Men Are Pigs", I think. It was shot at the State Theater in downtown Kalamazoo. The important point is that the "Home Improvement" series as based on the personality he created for the Showtime Special.
In real life, Tim lived on Eastlady Drive in Beverly Hills, Michigan. His house was one house off of 14 Mile on the west side of the street. He sold the home about 1998-99
In the show, the exact city is never identified, but several times he does mention "Keego Harbor Heights" which doesn't really exist, although there is a little town called Keego Harbor.
The village of Beverly Hills, sits just south of Birmingham and is indeed a pleasant little bedroom community. Birmingham and it's neighbor to the north are exceedingly wealthy, cozy and prosperous.
While at Western Tim fell into the company of some characters that led him astray. Time was arrested and convicted for cocaine trafficing. He served a little over two years in federal prison, before a judge decided to take a risk and paroled him. He was "lucky" to have committed his offense before Federal sentencing guidelines restricted judges discretion.
Tim moved to Royal Oak where he started his stand-up career as well as being a tv commercial actor. Tim did work for KMart, Jeep, Detroit Edison, a local pizza chain and a number of car dealerships.
In 1989 or so he was featured on his own Showtime special called "Men Are Pigs", I think. It was shot at the State Theater in downtown Kalamazoo. The important point is that the "Home Improvement" series as based on the personality he created for the Showtime Special.
In real life, Tim lived on Eastlady Drive in Beverly Hills, Michigan. His house was one house off of 14 Mile on the west side of the street. He sold the home about 1998-99
In the show, the exact city is never identified, but several times he does mention "Keego Harbor Heights" which doesn't really exist, although there is a little town called Keego Harbor.
The village of Beverly Hills, sits just south of Birmingham and is indeed a pleasant little bedroom community. Birmingham and it's neighbor to the north are exceedingly wealthy, cozy and prosperous.
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