From Trafficking Snitch to a TV Celebrity...

After being caught with more than half a kilo of cocaine, Tim Allen faced life imprisonment in 1978. So he decided to make a deal - which eventually led to fame and fortune. Tim Allen is undoubtedly most famous for his role as Tim Taylor, the family man on ABC's Home Improvement which catapulted the stand-up comedian into a new stratum of fame. Premiering in 1991, the hit sitcom aired on televisions across America for eight seasons with a total of 204 episodes. While the character Allen played is recognizable, and the actor's subsequent Hollywood films in the 1990s were successful, few people know he used to be a drug dealer. The family-friendly comic actor you know and love spent two years and four months in a federal prison for drug trafficking. Of course, that deal was only feasible once he agreed to rat out nearly two dozen drug dealer peers. Almost every stand-up comedian has an interesting background and origin story of just what made them get up on stage and face the general population's collective fear of public speaking. Turns out that this unsuspecting sitcom dad might be a contender for the top of that list. Born in Denver, Colorado on June 13, 1953, Tim Allen's birth name was really Timothy Dick. According to Biography, Allen was teased about his last name, which provided him the chance to use humor as a defense mechanism. Read More: https://urbanlegendsmag.blogspot.com/... —— "Tokyo Music Walker - Way Home" is under a Creative Commons (CC-BY) license. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3lL... Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: https://bit.ly/way-home-song