Actor Says Erika Kirk Helped Him Forgive His Dad’s Killer After 60 Years

Tim Allen just revealed a deeply personal breakthrough — and it’s all thanks to Erika Kirk.

The Home Improvement star, 72, shared that he has finally found the strength to forgive the drunk driver who killed his father six decades ago. The emotional shift, he explained, came after listening to Erika’s powerful eulogy for her late husband, conservative activist 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,” Allen wrote on X. “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.’ Peace be with you all.”

Allen’s father, Gerald Dick, died in a tragic car accident when Allen was just 11 years old. A drunk driver crashed into their car after a football game in Colorado, killing Dick instantly. The loss left a lifelong scar. “He broke his neck and died in my mom’s lap right there,” Allen said in a 2006 interview. “It certainly changes every single thing.”

The actor has been candid about how the tragedy shaped his life, even admitting in a 2012 interview that he wrestled with his faith afterward: “I wanted answers that minute from God. ‘Do you think this is funny? Do you think this is necessary?’ And I’ve had a tumultuous relationship with my creator ever since.”

Erika Kirk’s eulogy, delivered just weeks ago at a massive memorial service in Arizona attended by more than 90,000 people, struck Allen to his core. Fighting tears, Erika told the crowd — which included Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, and Elon Musk — that she forgave her husband’s suspected killer because it’s what Charlie would have done. “Our Savior said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.’ That young man … I forgive him,” she said.

Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed during a public event in Utah earlier this month. The accused gunman, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, has been charged with aggravated murder and multiple other offenses.

For Allen, Erika’s act of compassion became the spark he needed to let go of decades of pain. After more than half a century, the actor says he can finally embrace forgiveness.