{"id":4031,"date":"2017-06-13T08:50:22","date_gmt":"2017-06-13T16:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/kateohare\/?p=4031"},"modified":"2017-06-16T10:57:16","modified_gmt":"2017-06-16T18:57:16","slug":"tim-allen-of-last-man-standing-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/kateohare\/2017\/06\/tim-allen-of-last-man-standing-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Allen of ‘Last Man Standing’: Good and Bad News on His Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\"Last-Man-Standing-Tim-Allen\"<\/a>Happy Birthday, Tim Allen! We\u2019re sure he\u2019s having a good one, and, but for recent events, it might have even been better.<\/p>\n

From my other home at the Faith & Family Media Blog<\/em><\/a>:<\/p>\n

On June 13, comedian and actor Tim Allen turns 63 years old \u2014 and there\u2019s good news and bad news. He\u2019s had two successful sitcoms on ABC, one of which was just unexpectedly canceled. On the other hand, he\u2019s sober, is the father of two daughters and has rediscovered his Christian faith.<\/p>\n

Derailed by his father\u2019s death in a car accident with a drunk driver when he was 11 \u2014 which severely impacted his faith \u2014 Allen went from a self-described<\/a> \u201cEpiscopalian kid with a nice background\u201d to 28 months in a federal prison for selling drugs in 1979. Paroled in 1983 at the age of 29, he picked up the threads of his life and began working as a standup comic, focusing on the differences between men and women, and especially on what makes men tick.<\/p>\n

That led to the long-running hit sitcom \u201cHome Improvement\u201d on ABC in 1991, and such hit movies as \u201cThe Santa Clause.\u201d Allen parlayed his man\u2019s-man persona into stardom and wealth. But his first marriage, to the college sweetheart who stuck by him, ended in 1999, after producing one daughter.<\/p>\n

But during that time, in 1997, Allen was arrested for DUI. Sentenced to probation, he went into rehab for alcohol abuse and has remained sober. In 2006, he married actress and longtime girlfriend Jane Hajduk, and they had a daughter in 2009.<\/p>\n

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Despite \u201cLast Man Standing\u201d being ABC\u2019s number-two sitcom after \u201cModern Family,\u201d it got the ax last month from the Disney-owned network. That set off a furor from fans who believed it was because of Allen\u2019s outspoken political and religious views, which don\u2019t mesh with most of the Hollywood elite.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Click here <\/a>to read the whole thing, including a video in which Allen discusses his faith, and a look at the future \u2014 if there is one \u2014 of \u201cLast Man Standing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Image: Courtesy ABC\/2oth Century Fox Studios<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

Don\u2019t miss a thing: head over to my other home, as Social Media Manager at\u00a0Family Theater Productions<\/a>; and check out FTP\u2019s Faith & Family Media Blog<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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