Tim Allen James Clark Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Tim Allen was so moved by Erika Kirk forgiving her husband's suspected killer that he's decided to forgive the man who killed his father. The Toy Story and Shifting Gears star took to social media on Thursday to detail how the viral moment from Charlie Kirk's memorial service (watch it below) has impacted him. "When Erika Kirk spoke the words [about] the man who killed her husband: 'That man ... that young man ... I forgive him,' Allen wrote. "That moment deeply affected me. I have struggled for over 60 years to forgive the man who killed my Dad. I will say those words now as I type: 'I forgive the man who killed my father.'" Related Stories TV Jimmy Kimmel's Return Breaks His YouTube Record: Most-Watched Monologue Ever TV Jimmy Kimmel's Former Writers React to Show's Return: "I'm Truly Shocked" Added Allen: "Peace be with you all." Allen's father was killed by a drunk driver while he was while driving the family home from a college football game in 1964, according to an AARP interview with the actor. Allen was 11 years old and was the only family member who had stayed home that day (his mother and siblings survived the crash). "It changed everything forever," Allen said in 2012. "Part of me still doesn't trust that things are going to work out all right. I knew my father was dead, but I was never satisfied with why he was dead. I wanted answers that minute from God. 'Do you think this is funny? Do you think this is necessary?' And I've had a tumultuous relationship with my creator ever since." The footage of Kirk forgiving suspect Tyler Robinson - and receiving a standing ovation from the 90,000 mourners who attended the Turning Point USA co-founder's memorial at State Farm Stadium in Arizona on Sunday - has been a powerful video counterweight, of sorts, to the horrifying video that circulated on social media of her husband being shot. One part of Jimmy Kimmel's return monologue this week that nearly everyone - even his right-wing critics - seemed to like was his emotional take on the footage which concluded his remarks. "She forgave him - that is an example we should follow," Kimmel said. "If you believe in the teachings of Jesus, as I do, there it was. That's it. A selfless act of grace, forgiveness from a grieving widow, and it touched me deeply. And it touched many. If there's anything we should take from this tragedy to carry forward, I hope it can be that, and not this." Allen, at least, has seemed to indeed carry that moment forward. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Live Feed All 36 'Simpsons' "Treehouse of Horror" Episodes to Stream in Order for First Time Ever (Exclusive) Netflix And Now Luke Wilson, Like Brother Owen, Is Playing a Pro Golfer in a Streaming Comedy Series The Lady Natalie Dormer Won't Promote 'The Lady' After Leaked Sarah Ferguson Apology to Jeffrey Epstein Live Feed 'The Diplomat' Ups Allison Janney, Bradley Whitford to Series Regulars for Season 4 Sony Pictures Television Sony Pictures TV's Keith Le Goy to Keynote MIPCOM Sports Live From New York... It's a Ryder Cup Comedy Morning Show Live Feed All 36 'Simpsons' "Treehouse of Horror" Episodes to Stream in Order for First Time Ever (Exclusive) Netflix And Now Luke Wilson, Like Brother Owen, Is Playing a Pro Golfer in a Streaming Comedy Series The Lady Natalie Dormer Won't Promote 'The Lady' After Leaked Sarah Ferguson Apology to Jeffrey Epstein Live Feed 'The Diplomat' Ups Allison Janney, Bradley Whitford to Series Regulars for Season 4 Sony Pictures Television Sony Pictures TV's Keith Le Goy to Keynote MIPCOM Sports Live From New York... It's a Ryder Cup Comedy Morning Show