Funny Man Near Grand Rapids

Do you know who has spent time near the Grand Rapids area? The funny man Tim Allen. It is always so interesting to me to know who has been in the cities I travel to. He went to college in Kalamazoo MI which is just south of Grand Rapids. Now here is a guy who has got the funniest life. At least, I hope so. I hope that his genuine smile is truly genuine. He it seems to me that he always wants to have some fun. The rolls he chooses are usually light and comical. He didn’t realize that a dare was going to turn into a career. One of his friends dared him to stand up at a comedy club in Detroit. He was immediately hooked. He then moved into TV commercials and then cable comedy shows.

He moved to Los Angeles and got involved with The Comedy Store were he appeared often. He then took his comedy to the late night talk shows and film. Home Improvement is the television series that became a big defining moment for him. He taped eight years of shows and now people by the tools that were made in his name. Then his film career to off with The Santa Clause. He hit the New York Times best seller list with his book Don’t Stand Too Close to a Naked Man. Some of the other projects that came his way were making the Toy Story character Buzz Lightyear come alive with his voice.

The adventures of Tim don’t stop with just comical laughs. Seems he has an need for speed as well. Mr Allen was able to create a new race team with Steve Saleen and driver Bob Bondurant and they called it the Saleen/Allen “RRR” Speedlab. They raced the Saleen Mustangs and Allen was one of the drivers to race in the SCCA World Challenge. He is still working hard today and I look forward to the new movies and shows he has in coming. If you are in a hotel in Grand Rapids, click here, get out and see what other famous star was born or lived near the area. I know there is also Judy Garland.