Tim Allen Is ‘Geeked’ About Returning to TV
Tim Allen attends the Disney+ Original Series "The Santa Clauses" Premiere at Walt Disney Studios on November 06, 2022 in Burbank, California.
Tim Allen is getting his “gears” back in motion to star in a television series once again. The Santa Clause star will star in a new sitcom on network TV titled Shifting Gears. While Allen and his wife, actress Jane Hajduk, walked the red carpet at the Elton John AIDS Foundation’s 32nd annual Oscars viewing party on Sunday (March 10), the pair spoke with ET about Allen’s forthcoming ABC pilot.
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Allen’s Shift In Gears
“I am very excited,” Allen, 70, said. Of his previous sitcoms, Home Improvement (1991 to 1999) and Last Man Standing (2011 to 2021), he told the publication that he tried really hard and hopes that with this third show, he can “finally make a statement.” Of course, he has to be joking because his prior two shows lasted nearly a decade each, and he has awards to prove the shows’ successes.
Thinking back on his love for his role as Tim “The Toolman” Taylor” on Home Improvement, Allen is still humbled by how big that was for him, over 30 years ago since the show debuted. When he came out with Last Man Standing over a decade later, he recalled, “it was a big push, and then, I love that family so much.”
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1998 Patricia Richardson And Tim Allen Star In “Home Improvement.” (Photo By Getty Images)
In Shifting Gears, Allen stars as Matt, the gruff owner of a classic car restoration shop — and a widower — whose routine and status quo is flipped upside down when his estranged daughter and her teenage kids come to live with him. The comedy show is ABC’s first pilot order of 2024, according to The Hollywood Reporter. With a smile, Allen told ET, “I’m very geeked to be given this opportunity.” ABC supported the television veteran to come up with an idea and would back him up. Allen added, “And we came up with this idea, and we’re getting there.
6 Of The Most Dapper Men At The 2024 Oscars
The biggest night of awards season is finally here at the 2024 Oscars. Actors big and small stepped out at the 96th Academy Awards, wearing their most show-stopping ensembles of the year. The ceremony airs live from the Dolby Theater on ABC, abc.com, or the ABC app. on Sunday, March 10, starting at a new earlier time at 7 pm ET, scheduled to end at 10:30 pm ET. Jimmy Kimmel returns as host for the fourth time. Zendaya, Michelle Pfeiffer, Nicolas Cage, and Al Pacino are among the first group of presenters for the awards ceremony. Also presenting are last year’s winners: Brendan Fraser, Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, and Jamie Lee Curtis. Oscar winners Mahershala Ali, Jessica Lange, Matthew McConaughey, Lupita Nyong’o, and Sam Rockwell are also set to take the stage.
Nominations and Performers
Fantastic films are nominated for this year’s Oscars, with Oppenheimer, Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon, Poor Things, The Holdovers, The Color Purple, Maestro, American Fiction, and Past Lives taking a lot of nominations in the major categories. This year, 321 feature films were eligible for the Oscars, and 265 of those qualified for the Best Picture category. Oppenheimer leads the 2024 Oscar nominations with 13 nods, with Poor Things trailing behind with 11 nods and Killers of the Flower Moon with 10.
The list of confirmed performers includes Jon Batiste performing “It Never Went Away” from American Symphony, Becky G performing “The Fire Inside” from Flamin’ Hot, Billie Eilish, and Finneas O’Connell performing “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie, and Scott George and the Osage Singers performing “Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)” from Killers of the Flower Moon. As we previously reported, added to the list of performers includes Ryan Gosling and Mark Ronson performing “I’m Just Ken” from Barbie.
The Most Dapper Men of the Night
Take a look below at how these 6 ravishing actors donned dapper looks at the 2024 Oscars:
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