Famous actor Tim Allen, known to many today as the star of the sitcom “Last Man Standing,” said he was taking the time to thoroughly read the Bible from the Old Testament to the New Testament for the first time and said the trip did not go as he expected.
The 71-year-old comedian and voice of Buzz Lightyear in “Toy Story” has been open about his Christian faith for most of his career. But in a Tuesday X-Post, the TV star shared that he has almost finished reading the Old Testament in the Jerusalem Bible, a Roman Catholic translation.
“I have never taken the time in all my years to read the Bible properly,” Allen wrote. “Currently I am almost through the Old Testament of the Jerusalem Bible and almost finished with the Prophets. Next is the New Testament. So far it is amazing and not at all what I expected.”
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Despite his career as a comedian and starring in light-hearted sitcoms such as Home Improvement, the actor spoke openly about some of the problems that have plagued him in life.
When Allen was 11 years old, his father was killed by a drunk driver.
In a 2011 interview with Elizabeth Vargas of ABC’s “20/20,” Allen said that during his time of grief, he wondered if he could have prevented his father’s death. The actor confessed that there was a time in his life when he went to church, but he “didn’t like the idea of God” and was “constantly a cynic.”
Allen’s life took a dark turn in 1978 when he was arrested at Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport with over a pound of cocaine in his luggage. After pleading guilty to the charges, the actor, who was in his mid-20s, spent two years in a federal prison.
Allen gradually surrendered to Jesus and told Vargas that he had begun to refer to God as “the Builder.”
“I always ask… The Builder, what did you want me to do?” Allen said. “And I ask it. But you have to be prepared for the answer. Whoever built me, that’s too much, too strange for it to have happened by accident. It didn’t happen by accident.”
Throughout his career, Allen has always openly expressed his faith in God.
In 2022, the Christian actor said he insisted that the new Disney+ series “The Santa Clauses,” based on the “Santa Clauses” film series in which Allen starred, should include religious elements.
“Originally there were a lot of supernatural characters, ghosts and goblins. I said no, this is Christmas. It’s Christmas. It’s a religious holiday in the truest sense of the word,” Allen told The Wrap at the time.
“We don’t have to blow the trumpets, but I want you to acknowledge it. That’s what it’s about. If you want to deal with Santa Claus, you have to go back in history, and it’s all about religion,” Allen said.
According to the actor, the fifth and sixth episodes of the series contained religious elements. Allen said it was “really wonderful” that the show incorporated religious themes into the two episodes, saying the show “took a risk, and we did it very well.”
In an interview on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Allen said the series will explore the true story of Saint Nicholas. The actor promised that the series will take an in-depth look at Saint Nicholas and “the Turkish priest who started all this.” He added that the series also has a message about the power of giving to others.
“Christmas, at its core, is about giving. We’ve become accustomed to receiving. … But it’s really about what it’s like to give,” he said. “Give as a father to his children. … It’s so (magical).”
Samantha Kamman is a reporter for The Christian Post. Reach her at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter: @Samantha_Kamman
