Last Man Standing marked Allen's return to the sitcom world after playing Tim "The Toolman" Taylor on Home Improvement from 1991 to 1999. "The word that keeps me alive is 'grateful.' I love what I do.

After playing Mike, Allen reprised his role of Santa Claus/Scott Calvin in Disney+'s The Santa Clauses. He returned to ABC with the 2025 sitcom Shifting Gears, which costars Kat Dennings and Seann ...