Tim Allen Shares What Tim ‘The Toolman’ Taylor Is Up to Now

Does everybody know what time it is? Tim Allen unquestionably does. In the final year of Very last Gentleman Standing, Fox is pulling out all the stops — like reuniting Allen, 67, with a single of the most well known characters he’s ever performed, Tim “The Toolman” Taylor from Home Improvement.

In the initially promo for period 9, Mike Baxter arrives facial area-to-deal with with Tim Taylor, a little something Allen by no means considered would be achievable. In actuality, he explained to the writers, “Good luck,” when pitched the thought.

“There are some sophisticated associations in between Disney and Residence Enhancement from way again when, and most of that is not public and not definitely valid,” Allen instructed Us Weekly solely. “So, it was a blessing. I was amazed and happy that all people labored together and enable us do it.”

When it was time to consider on the character, who he last played in the 1999 finale, it was not as easy as the comic thought it’d be.

“I did not even consider about what it’d be like enjoying a character that I produced from my phase act 20 decades in the past. I appreciate comedy laid on top of drama or drama laid on leading of comedy,” he explained to Us, adding that filming these scenes have been the first they did with out a studio viewers due to the coronavirus protocols. “It obtained quite scary. No studio audience, all masks, and almost everything. On top of all that COVID things, we have to do our positions. It was not uncomplicated to disconnect from the unpleasant, the sadness of what COVID’s finished to all of us. Now we’re back creating jokes. It was complicated for me to play all those two people and promote it — as an actor and also as a creator. Finally, it’s quite clever what they did. It’s quite heat and exciting.”

Exterior of the pandemic, it also felt weird for Allen to be reprising the Toolman and bringing back the grunt yet again.

“It appeared strange and put on and phony, but the way it is managed — it’s self-mindful. It’s a second where by we crack the fourth wall to him,” the Santa Clause star mentioned. “The grunting was component of his deal and he sort of cops to that. He’s gotten old and he’s moved on. He no extended does Instrument Time. I really don’t want to give also much away, but it is really pretty intelligent.”

The Do not Stand Also Shut to a Naked Person writer included that the Toolman has “moved on with his life” and now operates for Binford Equipment.

“He’s in Colorado for some conference — Binford applications is in all places — and he notices a man that appears just like him,” he teased. “He says, ‘You know, individuals have advised me I look like you!’ And certainly, we play with that for rather a little bit.”

Final Person Standing returns with its remaining season on Fox Sunday, January 3, at 8:30 p.m. ET.

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