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Funnyman
Tim
Allen
picked
as Grand
Marshal
for 89th
America’s
Thanksgiving
Parade®
presented
by Art
Van
DETROIT,
MI - The
Parade
Company
is
pleased
to
announce
beloved
actor,
Tim
Allen,
as Grand
Marshal
for the
89th
America’s
Thanksgiving
Parade®
presented
by Art
Van. The
Michigan
native
and
current
star of
the hit
sitcom
“Last
Man
Standing”
on ABC
will
return
to his
home
state to
be
honored
during
this
year’s
parade
as it
travels
down
Woodward
Avenue
on
Thanksgiving
morning.
Allen is
best
known as
the
Golden
Globe
Award-winning
and
Emmy-nominated
star of
ABC's
hit show
“Home
Improvement,”
the star
of
blockbuster
movies
including
“The
Santa
Clause”
and "Toy
Story,"
as one
of the
nation's
top
stand-up
comedians
and a
New York
Times
best-selling
author.
“We are
thrilled
to
welcome
home Tim
Allen to
serve as
Grand
Marshal
of this
year’s
parade,”
said
Tony
Michaels,
president
& CEO of
The
Parade
Company.
“Tim has
played a
great
role in
the
resurgence
of
Detroit,
not only
as an
advocate
for the
state
and the
city but
also
through
his
talent
and
commitment
as the
voice of
the Pure
Michigan
campaign.
It is
exciting
to see
one of
our own
achieve
such
greatness
and we
look
forward
to
celebrating
with him
on
Thanksgiving
morning.”
Allen is
currently
starring
in the
hit
sitcom
“Last
Man
Standing”
airing
Fridays
at 8:00
p.m. on
ABC. He
can also
be seen
performing
stand-up
comedy
to
sold-out
crowds
at
venues
across
the
country.
Allen
will be
reprising
his role
as Buzz
Lightyear
in “Toy
Story
4,” set
for
release
in 2017,
and is
the
voice of
the
Michigan
Economic
Development
Corp.’s
award-winning
Pure
Michigan
campaign.
Allen
will
join the
impressive
lineup
of past
America’s
Thanksgiving
Parade®
presented
by Art
Van
Grand
Marshals,
including
Olympic
gold
medal
winning
ice
dancers,
Meryl
Davis
and
Charlie
White,
former
Detroit
Tiger’s
manager
Jim
Leyland,
Congressman
John
Dingell
and
Debbie
Dingell,
Bill and
Lisa
Ford,
Art Van
Elslander
and Paul
W.
Smith,
among
others.
Additionally
this
year,
The
Parade
Company
will
honor
Pulitzer
Prize
winning
journalist
and
native
Detroiter
Stephen
Henderson
as 2015
Honorary
Grand
Marshal.
Henderson
is the
Editorial
Page
Editor
of the
Detroit
Free
Press
and host
of
WDET-FM’s
“Detroit
Today,”
and was
awarded
a
Pulitzer
Prize in
2014 for
his
commentary
in the
Detroit
Free
Press on
Detroit’s
financial
collapse.
After
covering
the U.S.
Supreme
Court in
Washington
D.C. for
four
years,
Henderson
returned
to
Detroit
in 2007
and has
been a
prominent
voice in
the
community
ever
since.
“Stephen’s
voice
has
helped
shape
the
conversations
we have
with
each
other
about
our
beloved
city,”
said
Michaels.
“We are
honored
to
celebrate
his
contributions
and
impact
on our
great
city on
Thanksgiving
morning.”
This
year’s
Parade
theme is
“So
Happy
Together.”
Recognized
as one
of the
best
Thanksgiving
parades
in the
country
by U.S,
News &
World
Report
Travel,
America’s
Thanksgiving
Parade®
presented
by Art
Van will
be held
on
Thursday,
November
26. For
more
information,
visit
theparade.org.
The
parade
will be
featured
on WDIV-TV
Local 4,
including
a
one-hour
national
broadcast
reaching
more
than 140
major
cities
across
the
country.
News/Talk
760 WJR
will
also
broadcast
live
from the
parade
route.
About
The
Parade
Company
Founded
in 1984,
The
Parade
Company
is a
not-for-profit
organization
governed
by the
Michigan
Thanksgiving
Parade
Foundation
whose
board of
directors
is
comprised
of key
civic
and
corporate
leaders
in the
greater
Detroit
region.
The
Parade
Company
is
celebrating
89 years
of
Parade
tradition
in
Detroit
and is
committed
to
funding,
creating
and
executing
the best
family
events
in
Michigan.
The
Parade
Company
staff,
board of
directors
and
thousands
of
parade
volunteers
work
year-round
to bring
a wide
variety
of
magnificent
events
to the
City of
Detroit
and the
region
including
the Ford
Fireworks
and
America's
Thanksgiving
Parade®
presented
by Art
Van.
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The
Parade
Company
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and
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