Image Credit: Getty Images Tim Allen has had his mother by his side throughout most of his career, but sadly, his father died when he was young. Recently, the Toy Story star opened up about his dad's death while reflecting on Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk's fatal shooting. "When Erika Kirk spoke the words on the man who killed her husband: 'That man... that young man... I forgive him.' That moment deeply affected me," Tim tweeted in September 2025. "I have struggled for over 60 years to forgive the man who killed my Dad.