Tim Allen forgives father's killer after 60 years, credits Erika Kirk

Tim Allen has found forgiveness after more than six decades of pain, all thanks to Erika Kirk.

On Thursday, September 25, the 72-year-old actor and comedian revealed on X that he has finally forgiven the drunk driver who killed his father in 1964. In his heartfelt tweet, Allen said inspired by a moving eulogy given by the widow of late political commentator and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.

“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,” the Last Man Standing actor wrote.

“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.’”

The Home Improvement star was just 11 when his father, Gerald Dick, died in a car accident after being struck by a drunk driver. Allen has spoken openly about the tragedy, recalling how the loss transformed his childhood.

“Every single thing in my life changed,” he once shared in a 2006 Inside the Actors Studio interview.

Now, decades later, Allen says he has found peace.

Closing his post, he offered: “Peace be with you all.”