Tim Allen reflects on 2-year prison sentence for cocaine - Page Six

The “Last Man Standing” star, who is now nearly 23 years sober, served almost two-and-a-half years in federal prison after being busted in 1978 with more than a pound of cocaine at Michigan’s Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport.

“I just shut up and did what I was told,” Allen, who was 23 at the time, recalled of his prison stint on Monday’s episode of the “WTF with Marc Maron” podcast.

“It was the first time ever I did what I was told and played the game … I learned literally how to live day by day.

Allen’s troubles began after his father was killed by a drunk driver when the “Home Improvement” star was just 11 years old

“After my old man died, I really just played games with people and told adults what they wanted to hear and then stole their booze,” he shared