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He pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges, thinking the sentence wouldn't be too harsh — then was sent to federal prison, at age 23, for two years and four months.
Tim Allen Says He Was 'Lost' Before Serving Time in Prison on Cocaine Charges in His 20s. Tim Allen was arrested in 1978 and pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges
After his arrest, Tim Allen had to serve two years in prison. However, reflecting on his experience on the podcast , the actor said he learned how to get by while detained. "I just shut up...
Allen still faced three to seven years in prison, but ultimately only served two years and four months. He was released from the Federal Correctional Institution in Sandstone, Minnesota on June 12, 1981.
When he was 25 years old in 1979, Allen was arrested at the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport for drug trafficking, per CBS News. More than a pound of cocaine was found in his possession, and he pleaded guilty to the charges. Allen was sentenced to three to seven years in prison for the crime.
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).
Before rising to fame with his roles in “Home Improvement” and “Toy Story,” Allen was arrested at the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport in October 1978. He was found in possession of over 650 grams of cocaine, a felony offense that could have led to a life sentence in prison.
The star of "Home Improvement" and "Last Man Standing," and the voice actor behind Buzz Lightyear in the "Toy Story" franchise, spent a little over two years in a federal pen, as All That is Interesting reported, and had he not cut a deal, he could still be in prison to this day.
Tim Allen is reflecting on his troubled past with drugs and alcohol. The “Last Man Standing” star, who is now nearly 23 years sober, served almost two-and-a-half years in federal prison...
Comedic actor Tim Allen opened up about his prison stint for felony drug trafficking in the late 1970s, telling Closer magazine in a recent interview that it was his time behind bars that put...