During his appearance on 'Live with Kelly and Mark' on Jan. 9, 'Shifting Gears' star Tim Allen shared that he took wedding dance classes before his eldest daughter, Katherine Allen, got married. He also revealed that he cried twice at the nuptials,
Tim Allen plays a widowed father to his estranged daughter played by Kat Dennings and the pair suddenly find themselves living together and working to repair their relationship.
Ben Affleck was spotted returning to his Pacific Palisades home hours after he evacuated the mansion and fled to ex-wife Jennifer Garner’s house due to the rapidly spreading Los Angeles wildfires. The Good Will Hunting star, 52, could be seen driving back to his $20 million house, which was miraculously still standing after the fires...
Ever since news of Tim Allen’s new sitcom, Shifting Gears, has come out, fans have been flocking to the show’s Instagram in anticipation of premiere day. In doing so, some fans have noticed yet another parallel between the soon-to-debut ABC show and Tim’s OG 1990s ABC sitcom, Home Improvement.
Shifting Gears' stars Tim Allen, Kat Dennings talk on set fun and fab cars. The new sitcom premieres Wednesday at 8p|7c on ABC.
Tim Allen is no stranger to sitcoms, but the genre itself feels like one these days. Once upon a time, the broadcast sitcom was king of the hill. Shows like Friends, Seinfeld and Home Improvement ruled the roost.
Tim Allen stars as a curmudgeonly father and Kat Dennings as his estranged daughter in this ABC multicam sitcom that features some sociopolitical humor.
As far as the profession goes, Shifting Gears' having Tim Allen working with cars and tools almost feels like the last piece of a triangle of ruggedness that the man has embodied over decades of TV. Previously, Home Improvement had Allen play Tim “The Toolman” Taylor, while Last Man Standing ’s Mike Baxter was a sporting goods mogul.
Kat Dennings may have taken a hard right turn, but Tim Allen hasn’t budged. In “Shifting Gears,” he’s the same character we discovered in “Home Improvement” and “Last Man Standing.”
Related: Kat Dennings Says Her Shifting Gears Father Tim Allen Is Her ‘Favorite TV Dad of All Time’ (Exclusive) Though Dennings says the entertainment business was "completely insane" back then, she thinks today's climate is "much softer, kinder" and more understanding.
Tim Allen teased that a different character will have a central role in Toy Story 5, shifting the focus away from Woody and Buzz. Jessie may be the lead character in Toy Story 5, offering a new perspective and storyline for the franchise.