Comedy great Tim Allen has shared a cryptic post about his “profound sense of sadness”.

The American actor, 71, known for the sitcom Home Improvement and The Santa Clause films, shared a post on X, formerly known Twitter, explaining to his more than 1.1 million followers that he woke up feeling sad with “no explanation”.

“So many blessings in my life yet woke up with profound sense of sadness, no explanation just sat and felt sadness,” he wrote in his candid post.

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However, the Hollywood star added in his reflective post: “To experience sad is necessary to experience happiness one imagines.”

Underneath the post, he received thousands of replies, with many supporting the star and sending well wishes.

“We’ve all been there… this too shall pass,” one X user wrote.

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“You know, it’s OK to feel sad,” another added.

Allen recently made a comeback to the small screen, with the TV show Shifting Gears, which also stars the likes of Kat Dennings and Seann William Scott. 

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It only made its debut in 2025 and follows the story of his character’s daughter moving back home with her kids.

The Toy Story star has also recently appeared in the TV series The Santa Clauses from 2022 to 2023. 

The star, who has a rumoured networth of $160 million, is married to actress Jane Hajduk.

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