“Dating Her is Like Wearing Hot Lava.”: These Wild Facts About Celebrities Left Us Speechless

Tim Allen became one of America’s most familiar sitcom dads thanks to Home Improvement, and later became the voice of Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story. But before that family-friendly image, his life had taken a much darker turn. Allen served time in prison after a major drug-trafficking arrest.

That contrast is what makes the fact so jarring. The same man who later became a comforting presence in living rooms and animated movies had a serious criminal past before fame. His career became one of Hollywood’s stranger reinvention stories, taking him from prison time to prime-time comedy stardom.