Tim Allen Will Become “The Santa Clause” Again for Disney+ Limited Series
Disney+ made the announcement this morning that Tim Allen will reprise his role for a new The Santa Clause limited series!
The series will be executive produced by Time Allen and is set to begin production in Los Angeles in March. Also tied to the project is Award-winning Jack Burditt (30 Rock, Modern Family, Frasier, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) as is the executive producer and showrunner, and Kevin Hench (Last Man Standing), Richard Baker, and Rick Messina as executive producers.
What we know so far is the series will be set after the trilogy of The Santa Clause films. Scott Calvin will be on the brink of his 65th birthday. He is realizing that he can’t be Santa forever. He is starting to lose a step in his Santa duties, and more importantly, he’s got a family who could benefit from a life in the normal world, especially his two kids who have grown up at the Pole. With a lot of elves, children, and family to please, Scott sets out to find a suitable replacement Santa while preparing his family for a new adventure in a life south of the pole.
We’re excited to hear more about this series as news breaks!
Tim Allen has an extensive body of work and a lot with Disney!
Tim Allen won a People’s Choice Award for his portrayal of Scott Calvin for the 1994 The Santa Clause and reprised the role in two sequels, 2002’s The Santa Clause 2 and 2006’s The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause.
He voiced Buzz Lightyear in Pixar’s first computer animated film, Toy Story. He reprised the role of Buzz Lightyear in three sequels, 1999’s Toy Story 2, 2010’s Toy Story 3, and 2019’s Toy Story 4. He also appeared as the character in a number of Toy Story short films, including Hawaiian Vacation, Small Fry, and Partysaurus Rex.
Before Tim Allen was going voiced Buzz Lightyear, his became popular as the star of the top-rated ABC series Home Improvement, earned numerous awards for his role of Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor, including a Golden Globe in 1994 and a People’s Choice Award for eight consecutive years from 1992-1999. He also starred for nine seasons on the hit series Last Man Standing. He reunited with the creative team from The Santa Clause to make Disney’s Jungle 2 Jungle, and also starred in the feature remake of a Disney classic, The Shaggy Dog, in 2006. Time Allen also co-starred in the 2007 Touchstone comedy Wild Hogs along with the 1999 film Galaxy Quest.
Buzz Lightyear isn’t the only time he lent his own voice to a project. He was narrator to the 2012 Disneynature documentary Chimpanzee. In 1994, Disney’s Hyperion Publishing released his debut book, Don’t Stand Too Close to a Naked Man. It topped the New York Times Bestsellers list and led to a second book, also published by Hyperion, I’m Not Really Here.
