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Tim Allen Tests Another Sitcom at Age 70

Network orders pilot of 'Shifting Gears'

(Newser) - His first ABC sitcom debuted in 1991. Now Tim Allen is trying another at the network more than three decades later. The network plans to air the pilot of Shifting Gears starring the 70-year-old Allen, reports the Hollywood Reporter . In it, Allen plays the "stubborn, widowed owner of a...

Pam Anderson on Allen Claim: 'It's His Job to Cross the Line'

Actress doesn't think 'Home Improvement' co-star had 'bad intentions' when he allegedly flashed her

(Newser) - If Pam Anderson has any hard feelings about an incident she says took place more than 30 years ago with Tim Allen, she's not showing it. Anderson had written in her new memoir that Allen flashed her on the set of Home Improvement in 1991 (he denies it), but...

Anne Frank Center to Tim Allen: 'Have You Lost Your Mind?'

Wants apology from Allen for comparing being conservative star to being in '30s Germany

(Newser) - The Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect is calling on Tim Allen to apologize for comparing the experience of being a conservative in Hollywood to living in Germany in the 1930s. Allen made the comments on Jimmy Kimmel Live last week while discussing his attendance at President Trump's inauguration,...

Success Stories: What They Did in Their 20s

Mark Cuban, Howard Schultz, Tim Allen, and others

(Newser) - Did all successful people spend their 20s studying, scrimping, and struggling their way to the American dream? Some, yes—but others were in jail or working retail, as Business Insider reveals in a roundup of what today's success stories were doing in their 20s:
  • Investment shark and Dallas Mavericks
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25 Celebrity Jailbirds
 25 Celebrity 
 Jailbirds 
Mar 23, 2013 9:10 AM CDT

25 Celebrity Jailbirds

Yep, even Frank Sinatra spent time behind bars

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan may have escaped a jail sentence this time around, but she's been there a few times in the past —and so have these 25 other celebs rounded up by the Huffington Post :
  • Tim Allen: Spent two years in jail after being caught with cocaine and pleading
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The Celeb Voices Behind 15 Commercials

He's Mr. Peanut, but his friends call him Iron Man

(Newser) - Ever found yourself watching a commercial and thinking, Whose voice is that? The Daily Beast rounds up 15 commercials with very famous actors behind them. Click through a few in the gallery or click here for the complete list. (Sometimes celebs actually get in front of the camera to shill...

Toy Story 3 'an Instant Classic'
 Toy Story 3 'an Instant Classic' 
MOVIE REVIEW
Jun 18, 2010 6:57 AM CDT

Toy Story 3 'an Instant Classic'

Pixar brings series to 'dazzling, emotional' finale

(Newser) - Toy Story 3 is a heartwarming masterpiece that easily ranks among Pixar's best, say critics in unanimously positive reviews (as of this writing, it has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes ). Andy's headed to college in this one, but instead of being stored in the attic or put out...

Holiday Classics Yule Love
 Holiday Classics Yule Love 
OPINION
Dec 25, 2008 6:42 AM CST

Holiday Classics Yule Love

Warm up the DVD player with It's a Wonderful Life , Home Alone , more

(Newser) - Rather stay home than risk more bad weather today? Make a quick trip to the video store so you can hunker down with the New York Daily News' favorite Yule flicks:
  1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946): Didn't see that one coming, did you? Jimmy Stewart. 'Nuff said.
  2. A Christmas Story
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